It is tempting to believe,
once the year is ended,
once the page
is turned, that
we will move on
to a new and more
ordered life—and it
will be different.
For a while,
you might think so.
* * *
New Year’s Promise — Photo and poem by Mary O’Connor. Poem reprinted from Dreams of a Wingless Child, Mary O’Connor, Wheatmark Publishers © 2007
Just keep going
and it will be so.
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Happy New Year, Mary!
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Thanks, and same to you!
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Such a beautiful way to begin the new year with your lovely photo and poem!
Thank you for sharing both and a very Happy New Year to you too, Mary!
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Thanks, and a happy and healthy New Year to you, too!
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