Not that the beginning of the year follows a pattern
Even when we for new beginnings yearn
But this year has started on notes so grim
Statistics revealing hospitals full to the brim
Human suffering raging at levels unprecedented
In so many ways has COVID upended
The fabric of normal lives worldwide–
As we wait for something (?vaccination) to turn the tide
The usual New Year resolutions this January first we see few
We know now the best laid plans can go askew
Normally with high hopes we start each year
But in 2021 one thing seems clear
Our expectations are minimal to none, we start
The year from rock bottom- so in my heart
I believe that things can only get better now
I pray for salvation, and with some trepidation allow
Hope to enter my mind and dispel fear
There is nothing else I want from life this year…
Passion...unbridled 