New Year's Day

After champagne and fireworks,
It’s fine to take it slow;
So New Year’s Day’s a lazy one,
With its own ebb and flow.

For mulling and reflection,
It’s just about ideal.
My introspection led me to
The new year’s true appeal.

It seems to be a perfect time
To take that long-due chance,
Moving from your comfort zone
To some new circumstance.

The just-right opportunity
To learn a tempting skill;
If you don’t take advantage now,
Perhaps you never will.

The banquet’s full of choices,
All ripe and fresh and waiting;
It’s up to you to fill your plate –
No time for hesitating.

The year is so inviting,
It’s open, free, and wide;
The time is now to venture out –
Your fears must be denied.

So make a few decisions.
Don’t worry if they’re right;
Make a wager – take a risk,
Dig in and take a bite.

For you may be delighted,
Rewarded with surprise,
If you dive and discover
A new you before your eyes.

Of course there’ll be more chances
Throughout the coming year,
But New Year’s means beginnings
And the bugle call is here.

So even if your day was
Like mine, relaxed and slow,
It’s time to grab those reins and think,
Ready, steady, - go!