New Year - Old Year

Goodbye to the old

Welcome to the New

Another year has passed

Happy New Year to you!

So much has happened

As always, good and bad

Let’s remember the good

Forget the bad, it’s so sad

Some lost their house and job

Some died, some were born

Others barely hanged on

In this world we are torn

Gone is hope for tomorrow

Prosperity and a better job

Economists are baffled

Politicians corrupt

All of their promises gone

In the midst of all of this

Hate seems to be the new trend
So many lives taken

Wars that never end

Heroes are few and far in between

The many that risk their lives

We will never meet or have seen

They are our sons and daughters

Our brothers and sisters

Our mothers and fathers

That lost their lives

For peace and justice

As we welcome a New Year

Let us ponder

Happiness and Peace yonder!