New Year’s Eve
so pleased my balled-up tissue made the waste basket
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“Next year will be different”
watching others party on TV
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“Happy New Year!”
The night-shift cashier stifles a yawn
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Rainy New Year’s
the stench of scalded feathers fills the farm kitchen
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A mouthful of what once were leaves
broken tea bag
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Listening to the rain
I pick at an old scab
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The dead cherry’s branches still manage to sway
amorous squirrels
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Mid-afternoon bottle rocket
it’s still New Year’s
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Updated to add:
Donning boots to dance on a sheet of bubble wrap
her 5th New Year
