Wednesday, December 24, 2025

At the Get-go!


 

 

At the get-go, am I to get into

the new abode,

swinging between two brothers,

with each other shortly, part the siblings,

on the elder’s completion of his life.

Performed his duties with skill and smartness

though witnessed in abundance our mishaps.

Destiny drove us to the torrents

taking away many lives of the ill-fated,

he eyed the wars between people and people

and nation and nation; terror,  humanity nil

and found in killings thrill.

 

The younger but in new garb will loom afresh;

smile on the face and hands, cheerful

to cuddle us, bringing the honey of comfort

to sweeten the days, it will carry, giving

a smooth go for the world to plan its future,

filling hope in anxious hearts, holding our hands

to light a wick in the dark and guide us.

The year in hand at bidding bye

waves his hand to his brother, offering his throne.

Forgetting the bygone occurrences,

fulfil our resolutions for the period waiting,

and may a good spirit of feeling be our pal of pick.

 

 

MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING JOY TO ALL.

 

 

 

4 comments:

  1. A powerful reflection on loss, hope, and renewal. Your words remind us why welcoming a new year matters so much. Happy New Year to you and your family Sarala.

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  2. Hi Sarala - Wow! I really liked this poem, a beautiful personification of the two years, one that is going by and the other that is coming in. The imagery is really nice; the elder brother totally stressed out by the hardships, and the younger one coming in with "the honey of comfort". Nice. Your thought that even if there are tragedies and sufferings, there is always hope in what is coming in, is such an encouraging and positive thought. Wishing you a year that fulfills every resolution!

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