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<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n \n \n LOOKING FORWARD<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BY BARBARA K<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n A CHERYL\u2019S PALS COLLAB<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n Embers fading <\/p>\n Tomorrow is going <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n So as the new year begins, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n So out with the old <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n \n (c) barbara kausteklis 12-31-11 \n Thanks for sharing your lines with me: <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n And a special thanks to Angel Love<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n for all her hard work and dedication to these Collabs. ~bk<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/77259\/saturday-share-8\/<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n Lines used in addition to my own:<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n NEW HOPE IS BORN ONCE AGAIN. (REQUIRED) <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n \n \n HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BIG HUGS TO ALL \n \n ~barb k~<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LOOKING FORWARD BY BARBARA K A CHERYL\u2019S PALS COLLAB 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,10,29],"tags":[89,2316,159,1005,4],"class_list":["post-77332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holidays","category-life","category-poems","tag-barbarak","tag-collab","tag-cpc","tag-new-years","tag-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i148.photobucket.com\/albums\/s4\/barbkaus\/Waimea%20Valley%20Botanical%20Gardens\/Beginning%20May%2010\/Beginning%201-1-11\/HAPPYNEWYEAR.jpg\")
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\nat the end of this day,
\nthis year taking a final bow
\nand exiting the same way
\nas it has each year before
\nwith a bang and a flash.
\nSnapshots recorded
\nand tucked away
\nand letting go of residual
\nbitterness and pain,
\nthe old is tossed out
\nand I\u2019m letting in the new
\nfor it\u2019s time to rearrange,
\ntime to set new sights,
\ntime to get up
\nand get out
\nand to be the change.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
\nto be a brand new day
\nfor change is welcome
\nand on the way
\nas the new replaces
\nthe old that we\u2019ve had;
\nNew Years bring new rules
\nand big changes within.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019ll make that call
\nto a loved one
\nI haven\u2019t talked with
\nin such a long time;
\nI\u2019ll build those new bridges;
\nI\u2019ll tear down those walls;
\nI\u2019ll wipe the slate clean
\nas the New Year begins.
\nIt\u2019s time to start life anew
\nin a rainbow
\nof every color
\nand hue;
\ntime to release
\nwhat has held us back,
\nanything that has allowed
\nfear and sadness
\nthrough the cracks.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
\nand in with the new,
\nmy heart spreading its wings,
\nmy dreams and hopes
\ntaking flight
\ntoward a new day,
\na new year
\nand all that lies ahead,
\ntoward that place
\nbeyond the horizon
\nand a future looking bright,
\nand where new hope
\nis born once again<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
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\nAngel Love, A-Rhodi, Diane, Michelle K,
\nBettie, and Me, Barbara.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
\nLet go of the old bitterness and pain (Angel Love)
\nLet only joy and happiness remain (A-Rhodi)
\nRing out the old, ring in the new (Angel Love)
\nGet up and be the change (Diane)
\nIt\u2019s time to rearrange (Michelle K)
\nChange is welcome and on the way (Angel Love)
\nNew Year, new rule and new changes (Bettie)
\nTo a loved one make that call (Michelle K)
\nBuild a bridge, tear down the wall (Angel Love)
\nTime to start living life anew (Angel Love)
\nIn a rainbow of colors of every hue (Michelle K)
\nTime to release things that hold you back (Angel Love)
\nWhere it always felt so cold and black (Michelle K)<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
\nFROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n