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| Photo by Luis L. Tijerina - Taken in Burlington, Vermont last night |
What December Said to January
Let the record
show I did
not go willingly.
Nor am I impressed
by the ruse you
call “The First,”
which you use
to hide the fact
I passed this way.
I am offended,
not ended.
Do not forget,
I have frozen ponds
and cast blood-red berries
to the ground; I have
blotted out the sun.
You have crocuses,
I’ll grant you that;
but I have summoned them;
the rest you leave for
spring to solve.
My advice to you?
Take pride in what you do
and never follow suit;
your days are numbered;
be true to them.
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From Poems, Slightly Used, by William Michaelian. I posted this same poem here in 2009 (with William's kind permission) and thought I'd include it again.
End of year thanks to the many fellow writers/poets/bloggers who've inspired, shared and generously given of their time, talent, and encouragement when approached by the Salamander for poems, photos or art work, or queries about poetry, translation or writing in general, some of whom have since become treasured friends.
HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE AND ALL!
