Heart Of The Matter
Countdown - Beginnings and Endings
Countdown,
The last day,
Of the last year,
Time to look forward,
Time to look back,
Hogmanay,
A year lived,
Now it dies,
And is laid to rest,
Amongst tender memories,
And futile fears,
Hogmanay,
A time for laughter,
A time for tears,
Countdown,
Ten, nine, eight,
It's terminal now,
Foreboding,
And melancholy,
Seven, six, five,
Breath held,
We're still alive,
Four, three, two,
Countdown,
The year is new,
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It's Hogmanay,
A piper plays,
For Auld Lang Syne,
Past pain remembered,
And forgotten,
Ring out the old,
Ring in the new,
Another year dies,
But we all saw it through,
On Hogmanay.
Linda Harnett, ©2006
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Countdown - Beginnings and Endings
Countdown - Beginnings and Endings