From NPR’s ‘Writer’s Almanac’
New Year Resolve – by May Sarton
The time has come
To stop allowing the clutter
To clutter my mind
Like dirty snow,
Shove it off and find
Clear time, clear water.
Time for a change,
Let silence in like a cat
Who has sat at my door
Neither wild nor strange
Hoping for food from my store
And shivering on the mat.
Let silence in.
She will rarely speak or mew,
She will sleep on my bed
And all I have ever been
Either false or true
Will live again in my head.
For it is now or not
As old age silts the stream,
To shove away the clutter,
To untie every knot,
To take the time to dream,
To come back to still water.
There will be time enough to look forward; there is no need to look back – we’re not heading in that direction. For now, here’s to this moment when we can just enjoy the whisper of possibility without feeling obligated to act; relax the ‘shoulds’, ‘musts’ and ‘have-tos’ for one day. Accept these wishes for a year of joy and good health, laughter and music, prosperity in all ways and love as always…love. Happy New Year everyone..
Waiting for the Karma Truck 