Happy New Year 2019

hope

another year’s turning finds its cloudy close

a forward look churning replete with new dreams

let go of your sorrows take stock of short falls

embrace higher roads, release bonds to lows

though the external world revealed turmoil too deep

it provided the time to steel anchors internal

to build perseverance and reach out through mist

a helpful hand to those with lifepaths too steep

this new year is for hope and to tear down your walls

to look outward for bridges to mend what’s been torn

emit higher rays and let your heart beam out light

to brighten the world and prevent courtesy’s fall

Drew Becker

New Year 2019