Thursday, January 1, 2026

New Year's Blessing for All and The First Day of the Year

NEW YEAR'S BLESSING FOR ALL

May you feel that I loved you then.
May you feel that I love you now.
May you feel that I'll love you tomorrow. 

May I feel that you loved me then.
May I feel that you love me now. 
May I feel that you'll love me tomorrow. 

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THE FIRST DAY OF THE YEAR

Cherries swing in the rain,
cherries bob on the tree branch.

Oatmeal foams on the stove like wonderful wet sand 
with hazelnuts cracked up on top. 

A grey day is upon us. 
I can hear the birds squeaking like they need to be oiled. 
My refrigerator sounds like it's about to gently lift off into space. 

I can feel at ease today 
when no one needs to have any excuses, 
and the whole world is lost 
and found in a fantasy of renewal. 

2 comments:

  1. yes to the foamy oatmeal and the collective delusion of renewal!

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  2. sounds like more than one of us was foamin oats today

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