New Year's Poem

The Problem With New Year's Resolutions

Resolutions are no sooner made than broken. I no longer make promises I can't keep.

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Brother John, Never look back in regret of the year that's passed. Remember the good times, hold on to them fast. Look forward to the new year and all that's to be, Making dreams come...

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Live Your Dream

Published by Family Friend Poems December 2019 with permission of the Author.

Another year is almost over.
A new one's about to begin.
Say goodbye to all the negative stuff.
Move on with the positive things.

Forget those New Year's resolutions.
They are never what they seem.
Resolutions are no sooner made than broken.
It's far better to follow your dreams.

Let's pray for health and happiness
And for peace in the New Year too.
And as those bells ring out at midnight,
I hope those dreams you dream come true.

ABOUT THE POET:

John Peter Read was born in the East End of London in 1948. He was brought up by his Nan and mother, as his father left home when he was 5 years old. At the age of 15, John left school with just a basic education. While in school, he wrote little rhymes just for fun. A couple of his religious poems were published by the Christian church in...

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