NEW YEAR-OLD WAYS
AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE
THE OLD YEAR DIES
TO THE SOUNDS OF SONG AND CHEER
AS WE WHOOP IT UP AND CELEBRATE
THE BIRTH OF A BRAND NEW YEAR
OUT WITH THE OLD
AND IN WITH THE NEW
IS THE MANTRA OF THE NEW DAY
BUT WHEN ALL IS SAID AND ALL
IS DONE
WE’LL CONTINUE IN THE SAME
OLD WAY
William Bedford