A Wish for My Proser Friends as You Roll in the New Year

Roll the dough

of twenty seventeen

fold it in half

have a good laugh

and gather within

the places you’ve been

the things you’ve seen

that buff your sheen

fold in half once more

be sure to store

the thoughts you’ve had

the happy and sad

fold dough anew

leave a corner or two

to tuck friends in

the joys and the sin

and when you’re through

leave a clue or two

crumple old year away

and start a new day

Twenty-eighteen is clean slate

don’t tarry or wait

open heart to fresh start

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!