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Thursday, December 29, 2011

New Year's



Bubbling wine initiates the year;
dissolving reigns that end winter's drear.

Bright shoes and gleaming glass invite;
designed to cheer time's arc in flight

Sing Auld Lang Syne both old and new
through romance, nostalgia doth renew.

Pleas for absolution
 absorbed with cold, determined resolution.

In village soft or by city light
death and birth in one at midnight.

Through art restore creative ration
Inspiration, love and passion--

Shining smart, exploding into words;
your poems, mind-bursting fireworks.

© Gay Reiser Cannon * 2011 Dec. * All Rights Reserved


26 comments:

  1. Dear dear Gay,

    I haven't been around lately...you know how writing takes over yur whole life at times. But I wanted to be here as soon as possible to wish you a Happy New Year!

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  2. smiles...you def send up the fireworks when you write gay...smiles...lovely couplets you have there...smiles...will try...see you at the pub in a bit..

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  3. I love how each couplet stands alone or the whole piece can act as one. I especially like:

    Pleas for absolution
    absorbed with cold, determined resolution

    Best of wishes to you, Gay, for a very poetic 2012.

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  4. Beautiful form and words Gay.

    I love it specially:
    death and birth in one at midnight.

    Wishing you Happy New Year ~

    Heaven

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  5. Very nice tribute to the New Year. My favorite couplet is:

    In village soft or by city light
    death and birth in one at midnight.

    Peace, Linda

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  6. This is a celebration to share! I love how the light travels through your words. Happy New Year!

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  7. Great fireworks! You are very right about the relief and wonder of such explosions! K.

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  8. Oh, I love the last couplet! Great piece. =)

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  9. P.S. I received my copy of 'In The Presence of Poets' today. It's beautiful... I love it!

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  10. Beautiful couplets Gay!

    'Sing Auld Lang Syne both old and new
    through romance, nostalgia doth renew'

    Befitting of the Sayonara and welcoming of the new. Happy New Year!

    Hank

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  11. I especially like those last two sets of couplets.

    May 2012 bring you much continued writing success. Happy New Year, Gay!

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  12. Gay, you had said at my site that you thought our two poems could merge. I agree. Amazing similarites of features. Especially Auld Lang Syne and that wine. (I will have Cabernet. You are welcome to join me.) Happy New Year!

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  13. Happy New Year Gaye - fantastic couplets - I love the way each stands alone

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  14. Happy New Year, Gay. I hope that the coming year is full of blessings for one of my favorite people.

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  15. loved how this flowed... felt a sense of warmth:)

    ~L
    www.untitledmoments.com

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  16. You wrapped up the year beautifully.

    Happy New Year!

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  17. How lovely to see all of you and thank you for the comments. I have been having internet problems this evening. Must sleep now, but shall come by to read tomorrow, internet willing!

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  18. Glad to see you back, Gay -- lovely and wise sentiments, all tempered by the sober wisdom that things never turn out as bad as we fear, nor as good as we hope -- but then, what the hell, poetry trumps everything. Kaboom and tinsel to you, friend. - Brendan

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  19. What a lovely poem to begin the New Year! Hope yours will be a good one!

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  20. I love your crystalline sequence for New Years.
    Most especially, these two are astonishingly beautiful to me:
    In village soft or by city light
    death and birth in one at midnight.

    Through art restore creative ration
    Inspiration, love and passion--


    Thank you for such a wonderful prompt this week. Happy New Year!

    (Just read and so loved your post about Sam...left a comment there.)

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  21. You make the most of the words by your use of the form. Excellent read.

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  22. lovely couplets,
    wow.

    I finally paid attention to your post, learned a lot,
    thumbs up for your beautiful inspirations,

    Happy New Year.

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  23. pleas for absolution is rather sad. we should not need to do that

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  24. Gay, your tireless support of poetry touches everyone - I am only one of those whose hours of work have been made worth it all, with a kind word from you. I cannot thank you enough for all your encouragement and support.

    May the New Year render to you new wonders to amaze, new friends to embrace, new worlds to discover!

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  25. very handsome couplets.

    love fireworks, Happy New Year!

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