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Resolutions

Reverberant the sounds of the new year coming forth
Enticing us to leave something behind in it shadows
Setting us up for some sort of failure almost immediately
Ostentatiously we throw our thoughts upon the table
Letting those around us know our resolutions made
Utterance of promises we pledge to keep
Truer for the new year coming forth than the previous one
Instantaneously knowing it's the impossible we often seek
Oblivious to the power trapped in our own mind's will
Never fully ready to battle these demons to win the fight
Surrender often become an easier choice until next year

January 19, 2020

Resolutions Contest
Sponsored by Matt Caliri

Copyright © Sandra Adams | Year Posted 2020

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Chris Green Date: 2/17/2020 10:25:00 AM Congrats on your top ten placement in this contest my friend. I am happy to see this one recognized. Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 2/18/2020 9:12:00 AM Thank you so much Chris! hugs

John Watt Date: 2/17/2020 2:30:00 AM Ah, the "S" word. Surrender. It is indeed the tasty snack of the demons that we can't resist. Superb acrostic, and a well-deserved win for this, Sandra. Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 2/18/2020 9:11:00 AM thank you so much John :)

Matt Caliri Date: 2/16/2020 3:38:00 PM Congrats placing 9th in my contest! I enjoyed the blunt honesty of the writing. Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 2/16/2020 4:13:00 PM wow....thank you Matt for hosting the contest and feeling my poem was worthy of a win....I am honored.... hugs :)

Chris Green Date: 1/20/2020 7:51:00 AM That last line sums this poem up wonderfully. Resolution for the new year are easy to make but difficult to keep. This was really nice Sandy. A beautifully written acrostic. Best wishes in the contest. Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 1/20/2020 8:14:00 AM Thank you so much Chris...i don't make them anymore... why torture yourself... it's easier to decide to do something on a whim i feel... less pressure... hugs

Ann Foster Date: 1/19/2020 11:23:00 PM Never surrender. It is war. Time is not on our side. Be ready. Carry the flag my friend. Keep moving forward... Excellent powerful write. I loved every word, read it twice and then hit fav. It made me want to write a scene in one of my crazy books, to match the background. Kind of like background sound in a video. :) Excellent fun. Hugs. Ann Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 1/20/2020 5:53:00 AM Wow... thank you so much Ann... especially for the honor of a fave... write away, use the inspiration :) hugs and blessings

Sam Kauffman Date: 1/19/2020 5:35:00 PM Hi Sandra, This is such a poignant expression of our battle to change habits and behaviors! There are some great, originally expressed, lines of metaphor! Good luck in the contest. Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 1/19/2020 6:57:00 PM Thank you so much Sam...i couldn't tell you the last time i made a new years resolution... hugs

Running Wolves Date: 1/19/2020 4:59:00 PM amen sista… resolutions are always easier to make than keep... Login to Reply Running Wolves Date: 1/19/2020 5:28:00 PM me neither...lol Sandra Adams Date: 1/19/2020 5:23:00 PM lol...i don't make them anymore... then i can't beat myself up over them when i mess up on them... hugs

Caren Krutsinger Date: 1/19/2020 4:35:00 PM "Setting us up for some sort of failure almost immediately" - this is how I feel about them too. Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 1/19/2020 5:23:00 PM thank you Caren...it seems we all have good intentions to make resolutions and stick with them...but often, easier said then done... hugs

Andrea Dietrich Date: 1/19/2020 2:01:00 PM a very well crafted acrostics, dear Sandra. I never won a contest of Matt's in all my lifetime here. So I won't be trying this one. haha. Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 1/19/2020 5:22:00 PM Thank you Andrea... you know me...i never really entered many contest until this time back...now i enter what inspires my muse and time allows for... hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 1/19/2020 1:41:00 PM - I never make resolutions for the new year ..but I have dreams and wishes ... - This year did not start so bright ... but, there is only one thing to do ... climb back up ... - Good luck in the contest, Sandra - Many thanks for many warm words from you lately :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 1/19/2020 1:59:00 PM me either Anne-Lise... it's hard to keep them...but like you i have wishes and dreams...and i may succeed at some of those if not...no big deal...you are more than welcome my sweet friend... i have walked in your shoes, and know the pain and how lost one feels... hugs and blessings to you...:)

Vijay Pandit Date: 1/19/2020 1:36:00 PM It works exactly as you say it does. We make them and we break them....Truer for the new year coming forth than the previous one, as you say. Excellent write Sandy... a win in my books. Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 1/19/2020 1:56:00 PM Thank you Vijay...i stopped making them years ago for this reason... why set yourself up for failure and then feel bad to have not succeeded in something you knew would be a struggle... hugs :)