As I bid goodbye
To the outgoing year
I smiled but with a sigh
And wiped a silent tear
So many memories it had
Of loved ones, far and near
Watching it go made me sad
I bravely quelled my fear
Unkept resolutions rankle
Smirk, mock and jeer
Dead weights on the ankle
Best to steer clear
The New Year is a mystery
I hope to unravel eagerly
I will write a new story
Look forward to it happily
By Sulekha Rawat
Linking my poem to the weekly prompt at Wednesday Verses
Prompt #1 is Resolutions in a verse.
The New Year is definitely a mystery 🙂 as we slowly turn its pages. Here’s hoping it will be even better than last year. Beautifully penned.
Sanaa, welcome to my blog and thank you for your lovely comment.
I hope the New Year is a happy one as I unravel the mystery. 🙂 I look forward to finding out.
Thanks, Vinay 🙂
This was lovely, Sulekha! True, as I too looked back at the year that passed by, I mourned at the losses I faced and smiled at the love I found, the happiness that sailed into my life. And, some days ago, when I welcomed the new year, I wondered what it would bring along!
You captured our thoughts so well…each one of us must have experienced these emotions on the new year’s eve!
Shilpa, some comments stay with us and their authors keep giving us the encouragement to write. You are one of those cheering me on.Thank you.
Yes, the New Year is a mystery filled with many promises! Hope you have a lovely one.
Thanks for linking up with #WednesdayVerses
Reema, happy to link up with #WednesdayVerses and glad to read your comment 🙂 Thanks.
That’s a lovely and so well done with the verses. Wishing you a year like you wish for!
Parul, thank you so much. Wish you the same.
And I am sure you will write a beautiful story for yourself by the end of the year.
Awww, thank you so much.
Every new year is a mystery, indeed. So well said, Sulekha.
Wishing you a very happy new year!
Soumya, thanks a ton.
Lovely words Sulekha! Every new year is a mystery, an adventure waiting to be figured out. Hope 2018 is good for you
Sanch, thank you and wish you the same.