May this New Year
Bring at your doorstep
Peace, prosperity and grace
To tide over the bars you held
Unable to cross and clench
As one distressed year passes away
A new one floats ahead
Flying across the sky on high
The Dove sails silently ahead
Holding a twig of the Olive branch
In its tiny beak
To spread good tidings all around
The disastrous world we see
May the spirit of god’s blessings in the New Year fill your hearts with joy and gratitude
Keeping aside all cares and worries
To look beyond and enjoy
~ Shobha Diwakar
Jabalpur, India