The New Year is Here: A Poem

Sherri Thornhill
The New Year is here
Full of promise for joy
Renewed spirits abound
New plans for a better life

Start of a new decade
Brings hope and optimism
Gentle reminders of all that we have
Everything to be grateful for

Resolutions to keep
Some to be broken
But always a second chance
To get it right this time

Maybe this year
We show more kindness to each other
2010 is as good a time as any
To be happy rather than right

Wishing all of my friends
And all of my family
And all of my writing peers
A very Happy New Year in 2010

Original Poem by: Sherri Thornhill

Published by Sherri Thornhill

I am a retired Police Officer and a professional freelance writer. I enjoy writing about a variety of topics. In addition to Yahoo Voices, I write for Examiner.com as the National Generation X Examiner, the...  View profile

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  • Joe Iacovino1/17/2010

    pragmatic and positive, nice

  • R.C. Johnson1/11/2010

    :)! from your teammate!

  • Jacqueline Giovanniello1/5/2010

    Happy New Year, Very nice poem!

  • Karen Zakavec12/28/2009

    Very nice, Sherri! Happy New Year to you too!

  • Kristie Leong M.D.12/10/2009

    This so beautifully expressed. Great work, Sherri. :-)

  • Robert O. Adair12/8/2009

    Great poem, well written! Happy New Year!

  • Branwen6612/3/2009

    Wonderful sentiments, beautifully expressed. A very, very Happy New Year to you, too! :)

  • Debi Rideout12/3/2009

    Great poem....Happy New Year Sherri!! =)

  • Charlotte Kuchinsky12/3/2009

    Wonderful poem. Let's hope the New Year does renew some hope because the backward slide I've been feeling isn't good for anyone.

  • SAIKAT KUMAR DUTTA12/2/2009

    very nice poem, very very nice.

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