hope and possibility

"once upon a time" by whiskey monday

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

the calendar pages have fluttered and turned

through this fragile year

a year that reminded us of our mortality

we cannot rewrite the year

for it will soon be a wave on memory's shoreline

horizontal lines will soon meet the vertical

at the right angle of "what if"

so when the orb descends every so slowly

at midnight

it will be time to do a little victory dance

we made it through!

time to start the collage of 2021

be sure you fill yours

with multicolored hope and possibility

happy new year to all my WC friends. 

let's hope 2021 is a good year for us all!

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"a wave on memory's shoreline" oh, damn, I love that line...
and let's hope for a beautiful and memorable collage for 2021...
It has to be filled with possibilities...and this poem is just wonderful
and so full of the promise that we feel this new year might bring.
Thank you for this poem, Lydi.
You have such a positive heart.
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Jacob....for your friendship and for this lovely review. Lydi**

[Coyote Poetry]

Happy New Year der Lydia.
"time to start the collage of 2021
be sure you fill yours
with multicolored hope and possibility"
I like the above lines. We need to lead with kindness, concern and love. Time for the world to heal and defeat the virus. Always a pleasure to read your words and thoughts my dear friend.
Coyote

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh yes, we need to defeat Covid-19 for sure. I had my first vaccine shot this week. Happy New Year to you too, my friend. May it be a healthy one. Lydi**

[Coyote Poetry]

Me too dear Lydia and maybe the days of Spring can help us?

[barleygirl]

I love your very balanced way of approaching what we're all going thru. So many think of 2020 as a year that should be forgotten or deleted, but I believe we need to walk thru all the steps put in front of us in life for whatever lessons we needed to learn! Here's hoping your 2021 is starting off with everyone well & content so far! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Margie. My hubby and I had our first dose of the vaccine yesterday so we are headed in the right direction. Life is always a rocky road. If it were a smooth one, how boring it would be! :) Take care, my friend. Lydi**

[barleygirl]

Congrats on your poke!

[Lydia Shutter]

LOL Thanks! We were happy to get an appointment.

[Gee]

Aye, fingers crossed. Many of us are back into lockdown with much of the same promised for January. 10 months ago I was in the Maldives now I'm in " prison" :)
Hope the new year is far better than the one we'll soon be leaving.
Hope you are enjoying the festivities

[Lydia Shutter]

No festivities here, Gee....we are staying home and only with our family. Ten months ago we were cruising in the Caribbean....time changes everything. Happy New Year to you...may 2021 be better for us all. Lydi**

[Gee]

Happy New year to you and yours Lydia

[Patricia Wedel]

Time flies like bumblebees where nectar is
the only drink that matters, and honey, of course.
I toast the New Year and Kiss the old year Farewell.
Confusius say ... 2021 is a New Year... Have no fear...

[Lydia Shutter]

You always make me smile, Pat....Confucius...you are too much. Thanks for the visit. Lydi*

[Lorry]

The pages did flutter Lydi, and little else, other than things scrubbed out that never came to pass and big red crosses that now look like a memorial to all those that didn't make it through to the end. But we live to fight another day and hopefully get to actually do some of the things we jot down on the pages this year. Fingers, knees, toes and ears crossed.
Ps... Wish I wrote down call the chiropractor before crossing all my bits, but at least I now know how origami feels. A d as if this year wasnt bad enough, I've now got an itchy nose I can't scratch 😊

[Lydia Shutter]

Yes, we live to fight another day...and then another. I believe you are now cross eyed, Lorry! Uncross everything...all will be well. It has to be. Thanks for the review. LydI**

[Light and ashes]

So many really great lines here.....good job!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you. Lydi**

[Light and ashes]

You're welcome!

[Dave Brown]

It has been a terrible year and hard to imagine that things won't improve
Have a good holiday with hopes for the best

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much, Dave....I wish you the same. Lydi**

[Danny Metcalfe]

'wave on memory's shoreline' is a really great line. It is a very positive poem and may give hope to those who read it.

[Lydia Shutter]

We all need to hold on to hope, Danny. Thank you for the review. Lydi**