At the turning of the year

At the slow turning of the year 

the artifice, the ersatz tear. 

Our futures are unknown, unclear 

imbued with our unfounded fear. 

Yet as I hesitate a while, 

I catch your enigmatic smile 

that says to me, we travel not alone. 

Fear is for one moment then it’s gone. 

Steve Wheeler © 31 December, 2020

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Take two

Can’t wait for this year to end. 

Can’t wait for the bough to break. 

Can’t wait for the road to bend. 

My life needs a second take. 

So run the sound on up to speed, 

commence the visual sequence. We 

shout action! Catch the visual feed. 

Capture all, in every frequency.

Can’t wait for the year to expire 

so we can let the new one in. 

We all need something to inspire. 

Take two. We all begin again. 

Steve Wheeler © 31 December, 2020

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