Here's to You

In true Kari-Fashion I composed a poem to commemorate the passing of another year and to welcome a new one.  

Happy New Year everyone!   Love you all!

Here's to You

It comes upon us,

The close of another year.

We pause for a moment

to ponder how we got here.

My year has passed

with moments that flew;

Moments unnoticed, 

under appreciated,

moments with you.

How do I take inventory 

of the time that has passed?

What memories to forget,

what to remember,

and which among them will last.

The laughs we have shared,

the kind words you have said.

The dancing we've done

the poems we have read.

The tears that have fallen

the rivers we crossed.

The parties we've thrown

the friendships we've lost.

The conversations we shared

the love we have shown.

The music we've made

the ways we have grown.

The late night phone calls I've made

when I couldn't go on;

The connections I feel

even now that I'm gone.

The seconds that fly

as we all stand here;

sharing each other

as we welcome a New Year.

So here's to my friends

the ones who have helped me shine;

here's to another important one,

here's to 2009.