HAPPY NEW YEAR

 Then a happy year

Oh, we resolve to be better,

We resolve not to be bitter,

We resolve, and we mean it,

Resolve to keep our resolve.

But if wishes were horse, beggars could ride.

So often resolve dissolves and intent must abide.

And if hindsight really were 20-20,

We would do better, be better.

But the human frame has flaws,

Weakness being a chief cause

Of not doing better. Temptations

Abound with their detours and we

Follow like kids chasing candy.

How sweet it would be if we could;

How sweet it is when we don’t.

Until one of our strengths rises:

Guilt. Yes, guilt is an asset that prompts

Us to do better for those we have

Slighted or spurned, insulted or hurt.

Call it Kismet, call it fate, call in those

Twins Yin and Yang. Gol-dang!

Haul out the freight from this year

Before New Year’s Eve. Dump all bad

Habits, pull out New Year rabbits,

Good luck charms, though they’re

About as effective as last year’s

Good intentions. Too bad, my dears.

Hey! I know. Don’t worry about it.

Just live like you mean it. Learn as

You go. Practice for perfect. Grab

Life by the balls and “Don’t worry,

Be happy.” What have you got to

Lose but the bad effects of bad

Karma? You won’t need any pharma.

So go ahead, have a Happy New Year,

And a golden year of shining days.

Here’s to you, my friend, my dear,

Good works, big reward pays.

Cheers,

–Herb

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