Be it resolved…
Author: Peter Jaret
None too soon the old year passes.
With silly hats and upraised glasses
Of Sam’s Club’s finest sparkling wine,
To the tune of Auld Lang Syne,
We welcome in 2009!
With silly hats and upraised glasses
Of Sam’s Club’s finest sparkling wine,
To the tune of Auld Lang Syne,
We welcome in 2009!
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Out with the old, in with the new.
A change of guard long overdue.
And now it’s time to do our share,
For “hope” and “change,” that shining pair
Of beacons for a better world,
It’s time, dear friends, in other words,
For that distinguished institution,
Brave symbol of our evolution:
The New Year’s resolution.
A change of guard long overdue.
And now it’s time to do our share,
For “hope” and “change,” that shining pair
Of beacons for a better world,
It’s time, dear friends, in other words,
For that distinguished institution,
Brave symbol of our evolution:
The New Year’s resolution.
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What to resolve? That’s up to you,
Heaven knows there’s plenty to do,
Improve yourself if that’s your bent,
Quit smoking, start jogging, learn French.
Take up piano, tennis, dance.
Write that novel—now’s your chance.
Resolve to eat more grains and greens,
A lot less junk food, a few more beans.
Turn off the TV and take a hike,
Park the car and pedal your bike.
Heaven knows there’s plenty to do,
Improve yourself if that’s your bent,
Quit smoking, start jogging, learn French.
Take up piano, tennis, dance.
Write that novel—now’s your chance.
Resolve to eat more grains and greens,
A lot less junk food, a few more beans.
Turn off the TV and take a hike,
Park the car and pedal your bike.
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Or do unto others, if that’s your style,
Start a food drive, sponsor a child,
Volunteer at Hospice, the Red Cross, the pound.
Heaven knows the needy abound.
Help the Nature Conservancy
Or Habitat for Humanity.
Plant a garden, save a tree,
Give a little extra to Rotary,
Or if you’ve got heaps and hoards of bucks,
Make like Bill Gates and start a trust.                   Â
Start a food drive, sponsor a child,
Volunteer at Hospice, the Red Cross, the pound.
Heaven knows the needy abound.
Help the Nature Conservancy
Or Habitat for Humanity.
Plant a garden, save a tree,
Give a little extra to Rotary,
Or if you’ve got heaps and hoards of bucks,
Make like Bill Gates and start a trust.                   Â
Whatever else you do this year,
Resolve to be happy. Good cheer,
The latest evidence contends,
Spreads from friends to friends of friends.
A stranger’s joy in turn can bring
You joy. What cheerful news to ring
This fretful, burdened New Year in!
Resolve to be happy. Good cheer,
The latest evidence contends,
Spreads from friends to friends of friends.
A stranger’s joy in turn can bring
You joy. What cheerful news to ring
This fretful, burdened New Year in!
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So Happy New Year, readers dear.
Be glad of heart and full of cheer,
Let hope and change like a rising tide
Sweep our nagging cares aside.
And should your resolutions hit
A snag (they do, they do), don’t quit.
Remember: Three words of inspiration,
More football cheer than high oration,
Managed quite effectively
To change the course of history:
Yes we can!
Yes we can!
Yes we can!
Be glad of heart and full of cheer,
Let hope and change like a rising tide
Sweep our nagging cares aside.
And should your resolutions hit
A snag (they do, they do), don’t quit.
Remember: Three words of inspiration,
More football cheer than high oration,
Managed quite effectively
To change the course of history:
Yes we can!
Yes we can!
Yes we can!
-Peter Jaret©2009 PDQhealth
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