Lawrence Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
So This is the New Year
The road goes ever on and on…
-from at least three variations of a song in The Lord of the Rings
About this new year – it doesn’t look so new
A metaphorical kick of the tires suggests
It’s been down many roads before
But then, so have we
About this new year – it doesn’t look so new
But the first sunlight in the bare oak trees
And upon last summer’s ground-shoaling leaves
Lead me to pull on my boots and step outside
Frost, sky, sunlight, cardinals, squirrels, life
About this new year – it looks pretty good now
