Here We Are...

 

Here we are, keen with fresh hope

As old and new converge

The old, sealed in yesteryear’s grope

The new, a gleaming surge

Here we are; in spite of life

We resolve once again

To fight anew this little strife

Of gladness, sadness, pain

Here we are; the portal where

We stood one year ago

Now blemished with our scattered care

A scarred and marred plateau

Here we are; with nothing much

But to resolve once more

To laugh, love, learn beneath life’s touch

To God’s forevermore

© Janet Martin

As I read this (please consider reading it if you want a worthwhile smile yet much to seriously ponder and remember) I found myself thinking...yes, here we are once again. I don't really 'do' New Year's Resolutions and yet it seems this is always a portal where we ponder life thus far and resolve to do better and not give up.

Happy New Year, all!