HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
[Photo courtesy "V e r i z o n",
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Fix the Bad Wrong
I used to think Resolutions
Every year there'd come a group
They'd feel bad about conduct bad
Their conduct bad the year just passed
So they'd resolve to do better
Better the year just coming then
Called them New Year's Resolutions
I'd feel this was the thing to do
One problem with me doing that
Good young lad I was known to be
Hadn't done anything bad wrong
Nor missed anything right to do
So why should I worry and fret
Doing something I need not do
From that early time on I don't
I've resolved Resolutions not
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I used to think Resolutions
Never again
After I found out
How far away
Monahans is from me
Monahans Texas
Is 510 miles from me
Here in Katy Texas
Resolutions are useless
Useless as driving to Monahans
Because I don't know
Don't know anyone there
And I don't know
Anything I need to Resolve
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I'm not thinking
Resolutions anymore
But if some crazy law
Made me do it
I would Resolve to work
At least one puzzle each
And every day next year
I do that anyway, Sudoku
An easy Resolution for me
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- Poem and Photos Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights Reserved
- I am linked for Prompting with Rommy at Friday Writings #8, https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/search/label/Friday%20Writings?m=1
- Rommy would like us to write poetry or prose inspired by New Year’s Resolutions (your resolution, how much you love or loathe resolutions, the meaning of resolutions… It’s your choice).
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Good on you, Jim! I like your attitude. And I'm glad for you that you enjoy Sudoku, as so many do. I am a word person not a numbers person, so it drives me nuts – but I am very good at word puzzles, even clueless crosswords.
ReplyDeleteI love your rejection of New Year's resolutions, Jim. May you continue to reject them as useless for many years to come!
ReplyDeleteInteresting looks at resolutiions, Jim!
ReplyDeletejim, this is beyond clever! i love the spirit of this poem, the visuals, and especially the way you phrased your lines... i feel like i could pick up a guitar and play this poem. enjoyed it very much, and happy new year!
ReplyDeleteEschewing those pesky resolutions that many think helpful ~~ you and I know better.
ReplyDeleteI do love a good sudoku puzzle too.
ReplyDeleteWho needs to be bound to a resolution anyway, right? Might as well do what needs done when we can/want. And that definitely includes Sudoku.
ReplyDeleteVery clever and witty poem, Jim!
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