New Year's Day

New Year’s Day dawns bright and clear.
Expectant of an unused year,
We vow to break old habits.

Young or old, we all agree
Everything shall better be.
And as the new year begins,
Ruefully we count our sins,
Seeming to multiply like rabbits.

Down with the old, up with the new.
As Twenty-Twenty on the old Earth spins,
Year Twenty-Twenty One's best, I wish for you!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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A  Avatar
February 22, 2013 at 6:08 PM
a sweet new year~skat
Guzzi Avatar
January 14, 2013 at 3:26 PM
I really enjoyed this winning write. Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
Kendrick Avatar
January 14, 2013 at 10:08 AM
Congrats on your win..Sara
Roberts Avatar
January 13, 2013 at 9:52 PM
congrats on your 9th place win Joyce, love the multiply like rabbits line, great job
A   Avatar
January 13, 2013 at 6:43 PM
Joyce, , a good and well done acrostic. Congratulations with your winning poem. In Francine's ' "New Year's acrostic" contest. Take Care~ PD
Haick Avatar
January 13, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Congratulations on your well deserved win, Joyce! Love, Annalise
May Avatar
January 13, 2013 at 10:29 AM
congrat on your win
A   Avatar
January 1, 2013 at 2:27 PM
Joyce , making an appearance on the soup today. Only 2 wish you this coming year to be a glorious one in which rewards all your future poetry with success. I love the time I took out of the first day of the year. 1-1-2013* :-) Just to wish you the best of 2013. Take care my dear poet friend. PD
Horne Avatar
January 1, 2013 at 1:27 PM
beautiful acrostic, Joyce – sorry I’ve been away from Soup for so long (my wife recently left me for someone else). Congrats on all your wins, my friend : )
Kendrick Avatar
December 31, 2012 at 2:52 PM
Enjoyed reading your very expressive work about a New Year's wish..If for Francine's contest, reads like winning material to me..Sara
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December 31, 2012 at 10:46 AM
this is lovely Joyce, excellent form of poetry, and wonderful poem... lots of love to you,,and a happy new year
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December 30, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Beautiful Acrostic here Joyce.Happy New Year to you.
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December 28, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Best wishes Joyce for a wonderful new year! Hugs
A   Avatar
December 28, 2012 at 4:23 PM
happy new years to you xoxo pd
Roberts Avatar
December 28, 2012 at 12:28 AM
soup mail Joyce
Harrell Avatar
December 27, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Thanks, Joyce. I hope yours will be a great one full of goodies and excitement. Enjoy! Great poem :)
Roberts Avatar
December 27, 2012 at 9:34 PM
Joyce, this is not showing on the contest page as entered, John Posey was unable to enter his because of error 500 message, if you are having that problem too please let me know so I don#t close contest without your entry
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