~ resolutions ~

This year...


I'll take more time to laugh and smile,

To feel the wind upon my face,

To learn true wisdom from a child,

Give my soul the needed space,

To live life pure and clear.



This year...

I'll learn to turn off my computer,

Interact with human beings,

Spend less time in online stupor,

More time learning, breathing, seeing

All that life holds dear.



This year…

I will resolve to write that letter

That I have too long neglected,

Make an aching heart feel better,

Cheer a friend who feels dejected,

Bring someone some cheer.



This year...

I'll not be hijacked by my deadlines,

Or imprisoned by ambitions.

Or let dismal, gloomy headlines

Dictate my heart's disposition.

I'll choose faith, not fear.



This year...

I'll see the struggling flower beneath

The hard, frosty exterior

Of one who lets frustration seethe

Because they feel inferior.

I'll try to draw them near.



This year...

No high-and-mighty resolutions

Fit for presidents and kings.

I'll start a quiet revolution,

Seek these simple loving things

Above wealth or career.