Thoughts for the New Year

I actually wrote this poem for a Lughnasadh celebration, but it also seems to encompass my thoughts as the old year comes to a close, and we welcome the new year.

The Life I Have...

The life I have, the life I own
The life that's gone before,
The life that gives me day to day
New hopes, new dreams and more.

The sacrifices made gone by
are things I had to shake
tho' it's hard to give up on 'comfort acts',
new rules are hard to take.

But now I see a brand new world
each morning as I pray
and offer thanks as I stand before
each treasure laden day.

For my life, my love, and all those near
For the blessings bestowed on me this last year
For 'food' to quell my hungry mind
For the Love of my life, so gentle and kind
For my children I thought so far away
For the peace I feel at the close of day.
I embrace the new; shake off the old
and give thanks for the life yet to unfold.

©2007 L.Matthews