She knows that it will be hard to let go / of what i said to myself / about myself, those well meaning intentions or resolutions, that we rarely keep. Ah, the old promises we make to ourselves, to change, to do better, to be better. Surely you can feel that sensation of wind in your hair like strong fingers like / all my old promises. I wish you could hear this spoken by my dear friend Laura with such heart that you could not fail to be stirred, but since you cannot, do read it aloud yourself to get the effect.Ĭlifton gives her words movement by choosing to say she is running, and the old years blow back / like a wind / that i catch in my hair. We are already into the second week of this new year, yet there is still room for another poem celebrating this fresh beginning.
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