New Year Calendar

New days sprout under snow cover.

Winged love hides just round the corner.

When the wind howls in your teapot,

Think blues skies and forget-me-nots

And tap your feet to soft raindrops.

Now grab your straw hats, your flip-flops, 

Set out on the year’s longest day

Through city streets, on sun-soaked bays,

To look for that famed hotdog stand,

Till sundown finds you hand in hand

And once tender leaves burst gold-red.

Turn for home where lil’ sleepy heads

Wait for the sweetest, quietest night

Before another year takes flight.


 Mai Uyen