Friday, January 1, 2010
Andy's poem for the new year
This is the poem I just received from my friend, Andrea LeBlanc. Wonderful poem for the new year!
1/1/10
On the first morning of a brand new year
Indeed a new decade
Standing outdoors in slippers and robe
A goldfinch sitting on my hand
Stunned (or content)
Safe from the chill of the snow
Where he fell
Heartbeats throbbing visibly
As minutes passed
Listening to the wingbeats of cardinals
Distinct amidst the flutter
Of birds busy
Before the coming storm
Grateful in the stillness
For the opportunity
To begin the year
With a kindness
1/1/10
On the first morning of a brand new year
Indeed a new decade
Standing outdoors in slippers and robe
A goldfinch sitting on my hand
Stunned (or content)
Safe from the chill of the snow
Where he fell
Heartbeats throbbing visibly
As minutes passed
Listening to the wingbeats of cardinals
Distinct amidst the flutter
Of birds busy
Before the coming storm
Grateful in the stillness
For the opportunity
To begin the year
With a kindness
LIVE IT UP!
First day of the new year, seems like a good time to revisit this picture. As a little kid, I was always ready for a racally good time. Starting when I was about four, I used to say to my grandmother, "Live it up, Becky, I do!" A very good motto for the new year.
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