Hear me
read
the poem as
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the poem as
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Music: Goldberg
Variations: Aria.
By Johann Sebastian Bach.
Performed by Kimiko Ishizaka at the
Free Music Archive
under a Creative
Commons Public Domain Dedication license.
Hope is
often rented by the year.
A ceremony helps ensure the signing.
People like transitions to be clear,
Preferably at moments when they're dining.
Yet as a rental flat can be a home,
No one wants to terminate this lease.
Each thinks hope too poor a risk to own
While needing its bright arc for inner peace.
Years therefore start with hope again renewed
Even as the old year's wishes die.
After all the books have been reviewed,
Ring in the New Year!--with a gentle
sigh.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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