"Better Times Ahead?"
Three-hundred sixty-five days go by
No accomplishments I fear
I look in the mirror
It's the same man standing here
There's no new prize on my mantle
And no more money in the bank
I'd blame somebody for it
But I just have me to thank
What makes next year feel so different?
Well, I really can't be sure
I'll have to take it day-by-day
And, surely, I'll endure
On the horizon looms a new year
Perhaps no different than the rest
Will I make my mark upon the world?
Just this once I'll do my best
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by T.C Leonard
"Better Times Ahead?"
Three-hundre d sixty-five days go by
No accomplishments I fear
I look in the mirror
It's the same man standing
At The New Year
At the New Year
It doesn't seem quite possible.
A year has gone so fast,
As time is running out for me,
I try
Out with the old and in with the new
So does the saying go; hence, this year let us bid adieu
For soon a new one will begin
New Years Eve came dancing
Bright with light and joy
Bringing hope eternal
Dark thoughts could nigh destroy
In darkness she
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