Wishing a happy & prosperous New Year
to you and to those you hold so dear
Hope Corona virus is in rear-view mirror,
as we go back to living without any fear

Goodbye 2021 – another lost year
Two years in a row, we suffered
Our “normal” lives went into asunder
From trauma, we haven’t yet recovered

Out with the old, in with the new
May all your wishes come true
The year begins with a blank book
let’s write our stories anew

Here’s to a year of love & laughter
May you enjoy good health
Lest you forget, good health
is the only and ultimate wealth

Let’s wish peace to those whose
loved ones succumbed to Covid-19
Let’s give them comfort and hope
Memories of departed will be evergreen

To my fellow citizens of our great country
let us unite in cause and come together
We can disagree w/o being disagreeable
This is the only way we can move further.

Joy to the world!
Peace to the world!
Love to the world!
Hope to the world!

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Bonus

A rhyming prose piece from D. Simone

May Light always surround you;
Hope kindle and rebound you.

May your Hurts turn to Healing;
Your Heart embrace Feeling.

May Wounds become Wisdom;
Every Kindness a Prism.

May Laughter infect you;
Your Passion resurrect you.

May Goodness inspire
your Deepest Desires.

Through all that you Reach For,
May your arms Never Tire.”