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LOOKING FORWARD

Embers fading
at the end of this day,
this year taking a final bow
and exiting the same way
as it has each year before
with a bang and a flash.
Snapshots recorded
and tucked away
and letting go of residual
bitterness and pain,
the old is tossed out
and I’m letting in the new
for it’s time to rearrange,
time to set new sights,
time to get up
and get out
and to be the change.

So as the new year begins,
I’ll make that call
to a loved one
I haven’t talked with
in such a long time;
I’ll build those new bridges;
I’ll tear down those walls;
I’ll wipe the slate clean
as the New Year begins.
It’s time to start life anew
in a rainbow
of every color
and hue;
time to release
what has held us back,
anything that has allowed
fear and sadness
through the cracks.

So out with the old
and in with the new,
my heart spreading its wings,
my dreams and hopes
taking flight
toward a new day,
a new year
and all that lies ahead,
toward that place
beyond the horizon
and a future looking bright,
and where new hope
is born once again

(c) barbara kausteklis 12-31-11

Thanks for sharing your lines with me:
Angel Love, A-Rhodi, Diane, Michelle K,
Bettie, and Me, Barbara.

And a special thanks to Angel Love

for all her hard work and dedication

to these Collabs. ~bk

http://www.friendburst.com/blog/77259/saturday-share-8/

Lines used in addition to my own:

NEW HOPE IS BORN ONCE AGAIN. (REQUIRED)
Let go of the old bitterness and pain (Angel Love)
Let only joy and happiness remain (A-Rhodi)
Ring out the old, ring in the new (Angel Love)
Get up and be the change (Diane)
It’s time to rearrange (Michelle K)
Change is welcome and on the way (Angel Love)
New Year, new rule and new changes (Bettie)
To a loved one make that call (Michelle K)
Build a bridge, tear down the wall (Angel Love)
Time to start living life anew (Angel Love)
In a rainbow of colors of every hue (Michelle K)
Time to release things that hold you back (Angel Love)
Where it always felt so cold and black (Michelle K)

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BIG HUGS TO ALL
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!

~barb k~