Have you ever thought of writing your New Years resolutions, wishes, dreams, plans, goals — as a poem? I’m going to try to get mine into rhyme. Wouldn’t that be fun. To live life in rhyme.
Before I die I want to sing
Before I die I want to walk
Before I die I want to blink
Before I die I want to wing
Here’s a list of New Year’s Poems from the Poetry Foundation. I snagged this photo from their site, too, (by Derek Keats).
If you click through to read Robert Haas’ “After the Gentle Poet Kobayashi Issa” you will encounter this haiku.
New Year’s morning—
everything is in blossom!
I feel about average.
I think this will be my New Year’s resolution, goal. To feel about average every day. On days when I feel good, I’ll be slightly ahead, and on days when I don’t, I won’t be too disappointed. And if you’re not worried about how you’re feeling, you can enjoy the view of everything in blossom. Everything.
Happy New Year poetry people.
Cupertino Poet Laureate 