VIVA

VIVA

Goodbye to the old
Welcome to the new
New & old remembered

Why celebrate
New Year's eve?
Does it help us
Ooze
Heart-felt
Delight?

Why send farewell bid
To the old
Embrace the New Year
As if it is
Completely new from the old

Before accepting
Do we review
Our lives & being?
Or
Readily welcome
The New Year coming

Why do we
Instantly forget
How we fared
The previous year?
Only clamour
To become
New year's admirers

Is it 'coz
Is human nature?
To favour something new
Forget or ignore
Something old
Not fresh like dew

Why become clients
Of contemporary issues?
And
Reluctant
To endorse old
But significant issues

Is it 'coz
We anticipate
Life's blessings

Like mana
From heaven
Descending
( For those believers )
I dare say

We say viva to the
New Year
But do we know why?

We need to
Critically analyse
If we want to realise
The new year we welcome
Could be the same
As the old one

Unless we review
Or critically evaluate
What had happened
Can't appreciate
The previous period

Learn lessons
Start the
New year with
Determination and
Perseverance

Viva for
The new year
Can then assume
Significance