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It's the old year 
made new again. 
with the tick of a secondhand 
it begins. 
Seeking rebirth 
and a second chance. 
It begs remorse, 
for words spoken 
in haste. 
and sends it's regrets, 
for things left unsaid. 
A new year which can be used 
to plan ahead, 
or to procrastinate further, 
and jump back in bed. 
Time is a commodity we can 
ill afford to squander, 
yet we spend all our time, 
in casual surrender 
to the forces that be. 
Or are they really? 
Or do wewill them 
that way? 
Don't worry! 
I'm already starting to 
plan ahead, 
for next year's 2010 
when that old year 
becomes new again. 
 
Wordplaya, Jan 1, 2008

The Old Year Made New Again