It has been a long time, <br />A very long year with its ups and its downs, <br />And yes, the year may have been rough, <br />And the times may have been hard, <br />And life may have been difficult, <br />But there is still hope for all of us, <br />If we are all to have a little faith <br />And to show each other a little love, <br />For there is still hope for all of us. <br /> <br />The year has come to an end, <br />And a new beginning has come, <br />For Janus has swept us off our feet and <br />Has brought us a new time in which we <br />Can grow and cherish our memories <br />With one another, <br />Or wrong and lament the ways of our past. <br />Good things can happen and <br />Bad things can happen, <br />Either way it is meant to be, <br />But what happens is what we decide, <br />And we can make what of it whatever we want. <br />Since we have a new beginning, <br />We should not let it waste, <br />For let us make life better, <br />Improve it, <br />And continue to do the best we can.<br /><br />Justin Reamer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/inchoation/
