To All My Friends
\nby cricketjeff on December 31, 2010.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nTo all my friends a greeting at the end of twenty-ten,
\nThe year has run a twelve-month so it’s time to start again.
\nFrom winter’s snows to springtime, when the world was bright and green,
\nFrom spring to summer sunshine, when the best of life was seen,
\nThe summer turned to autumn, full of fruit and golden leaves,
\nWhen the swallows and house-martens left their homes beneath the eaves,
\nFrom autumn back to winter when we saw a lot more snow,
\nAnd now it’s after Christmas so the year has got to go.<\/p>\n
To all my friends good wishes for the very best New Year,
\nWe’ll start with cakes and biscuits, and some wine to spread good cheer.
\nSome jokes and funny stories, with our families and friends,
\nThe hopes of new beginnings and remembrance of some ends;
\nTomorrow’s still unpainted, still a story never told,
\nAnd yesterday’s departed, though some memories are gold.
\nSo cross your arms and grab two hands, one long unbroken line —
\nWhen Big Ben sounds it’s final bong we’ll all sing “Auld Lang Syne”.<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nHappy New Year to everyone on allpoetry<\/p>\n
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