I fell asleep an hour before, before it was to be
the swift change of the calendar, across diaries,
and on the walls, in the ledgers, on computers,
but most potently into the eyes of the eager ones,
looking into the face of the clock, holding breath,
counting backwards, with the whoosh of fireworks,
as if the world is going to tilt, by the tremor of voices,
reverberating, in the coagulating atoms of midnight,
a new chance, new opportunity calls to the hearts,
of the ones needing something to hold onto,
I among one of them, drenched in guilty desires,
and thus I woke up, a minute prior to the wretched
overlapping of three different sticks, signifying time,
and looked sleepily at the television screen, a circle
counting down to zero on a media channel,
and then that was all… after mouthing the words,
that one say at such moments, I resumed back to
lying down, into the sonorous arms of sleep
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I wish you all a very Happy, Hearty, Prosperous and Peaceful New Year.
The arms of sleep are a nice place to be… and which to return. HNY!
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Beautiful…
Follow me please!
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A poem about New Year’s Eve and the countdown– in stream-of-consciousness (almost) style? Don’t think I’ve seen that before… nice!
(Seriously, all the poems about New Year’s that I can think of are in boring rhyme and meter.)
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the wretched
overlapping of three different sticks…. haha… i like that… such a fuzz and it’s over so quickly, eh… the arms of sleep are a good place to fall into…smiles… happy new year to you anmol…
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Like many of your other writings, very nicely done. A happy new year to you.
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Like Christmas Dayu – it’s all over before we know it. Don;t feel too bad – we watched TV this year (movies) 12pm came – I turned to Mr. S – Happy New Year hun, quick kiss, tired..yes..bed..yes snore. π Happy New Year once again – may you find what you are looking for this year..perhaps hit the books? π
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We resume back to what we do always… right? π
And yup, that is the plan. Thank you and I wish, you have a great year ahead.
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That we do – thank you anmol
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Magical. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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ha. to get back to sleep would not be a bad thing….smiles…any day we want could be a new year….all when we are ready to turn the leaf….or not…you know….happy new year regardless…smiles.
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A big day starts with some rest and anticipation. More so a new year! Happy New Year, HA!
Hank
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Well I slept an hour before the countdown, smiles ~ I wish you a good & blessed 2014 ~ Thanks for your kind visits to both my blogs ~
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happy new year
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Great poem…I fell asleep before midnight, too. :0) Happy 2014.
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Enjoyed your New Year’s poem..the hands of time change but, much remains the same. I hope you have a great year ahead.
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Happy new year!
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Happy new year to you too. π
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I love this – I wish you a happy healthy New Year – I am a bit late, but better late than never – right?
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Never too late, I guess. And even if it is, I wish you a very happy new day everyday. π
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