May you wake up on January 1st, <br />finding that the world has not come <br /> to an end, the lights work, the water <br />faucets flow, and the sky has not fallen? <br /> <br />May you ponder how this ultramodern <br /> civilization of ours managed to get <br /> itself traumatized by a possible <br /> <br /> slip of a blip on a chip made out of sand? <br />May what you see in the mirror delight you <br /> and what others see in you delight them? <br /> <br />May someone love you enough <br /> to forgive your faults, be blind <br /> to your blemishes, and tell the <br /> world about your virtues? <br />May the telemarketers wait to <br />make their sales calls until you finish dinner, <br /> and may your check book and your budget <br /> balance and may they include <br />generous amounts for charity? <br /> <br />May you remember to say <br />'I love you' at least once a day <br /> to your spouse, your child, <br /> your parents, your friends; <br /> but not to your secretary, <br /> your nurse, your masseuse, <br /> your hairdresser or your tennis instructor? <br /> <br />May we live as God intended, in a world at peace and the awareness of His love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our heart. <br /> <br />A Very Happy New Year to All!<br /><br />Mary Wismer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/happy-new-year-poem-hunter/
