To shed the past of this last year and to welcome the new year, 2020, I wrote a poem. I awoke inspired, for I have a feeling that 2020 has much in store, much good. Over the last days of 2019 some bad things happened, and it made me wonder that perhaps they occurred, so I could leave all the bad stuff, sadness, blows, and disappointments behind, and start 2020 with a fresh, clean slate; a new beginning. We all need new beginnings. They give us hope, inspire us, and fuel us to reach our goals.
Here’s to a successful 2020. Happy New Year!
Open the Door to 2020
Today is the last day of 2019
It makes me reminisce
So much I’ve seen
Not much of it was bliss
So much I’ve felt
Emotions lifted me up and tore me down
The blows that were dealt
When I crumbled to the ground
Harsh winds that blew me off my path
Rogue waves that reached for me
Trying to drown me with their wrath
Sun’s rays always finding me in this turbulent sea
Embracing me, and gently blowing hope into my soul
Filling up this gaping hole
Of despair and loss
Relieving the burden on my back
Of this heavy cross
2019 is engraved on its beam
The wood, a burning wreck
For now comes fire
With its all-destructive force
A single match lights this killer for hire
To destroy the sorrow, the blows, and their source
The flames reach for the sky
And let the evil fly
Clouds gather to collect the soot
Leaving not one in the air
Not one to smudge the ground with last year’s loot
No free ashes to form a new lair
Of old and past
The present is here, time’s new heir
Whatever happened is gone at last
2020 is about to start
It’s not just a number
It brings a new beginning, a healed heart
A loud celebration or a quiet eve at home
Will both welcome this new year
Promising better tidings, new-found strength, and hope
With a glass of wine, champagne, or even beer
Ring in 2020, for it is here
The door stands ajar
Today is the last day of 2019
2020 is not far
To prevent a rusty entry
Lace the hinges with champagne
Then push that door
Wide open, be there sun or rain
Let’s see the wonders 2020 has in store
Don’t look back, get on that train
And ride into a new chapter of your life
No fear, much love, determined, and the Universe on our side
Don’t wait until New Year’s Day to make changes, start anew. Do it now. Make every day a new day. Start a new goal, start a new habit. Change is always going to happen, the more we change our selves the better we become, not just once a year. Cheers to 2020.
Exactly, start every day like you start the new year. Make every day a new day. Happy New Year!
Hello Lila. Happy New year 2020. It’s indeed a new beginning and the start of a new decade. 2020 looks promising for me and probably for you too. Our hopes are high and our victory is nigh. Welcome to a new beginning.
Your poem is touching especially the part that says “Emotions lifted me up and tore me down”. This happened to me several times but thank God we’re still moving forward.
🥂 To a fabulous 2020, I celebrate you!
Hi Mr.Biizy,
That’s true, we’re still moving forward. Happy New Year to you! All the best for 2020!
Considering that the end of this year has bought with it some hard times for you, your poem is full of tempered anticipation and promise of the New Year. It’s a testament to your positive outlook, that you are able to wirte with such passion and with renewed love of all that is to come.
It’s the perfect send off for not only the last year but the last decade. Not that it’s ever easy to forget the past and time will tell on that front but by writing this fervent poem you have laid much of the discord to rest. May you start the new decade with hope and eagerness for all that lies ahead.
Hi,
Thank you! It’s indeed not only a new year, but a new decade, to be started with hope and eagerness.
Happy New Year!
Lila,
I enjoy your poems. I’m so glad that the hole in your heart is healing, the hole that’s deeper than the darkest blackness. We all have our burdens to bear. So let the light of truth continue to warm it. Let faith, hope, and love enter to fill it. Now a portal awaits. A mysterious door is opening. As you say, a new beginning.
JR
Hi JR,
Yes, a new portal awaits. Let’s open that door to 2020, no creaking hinges 🙂
Happy New Year!