A toast with friends

Before the threshold of New Year's glow,
let us remember our past year's show
and collect those careful moments
into the bend of memory's bow.

Remember:
A moment you cried;
A moment you laughed;
A moment of surprise;
A moment of grief;
A moment of birth.

Take a breath of gratitude
for all that has come to be
as you move forward into
New Year's untamed cacophony.

May this year bring you close
to those you who know you most.

May this year free a debt
no longer worthy of time's regret.

May this year open the door
where destiny pulls you before.

May this year your light shine
to a world desperate for your kind.

May you be blessed in all you touch,
and to your loved ones the same as much.