2014: A New Year Premiere

Soon,

2013 will be history,

and the new year ahead, 

remains a mystery!

But, if our lives,

we could plan and plot,

would we, indeed, have a better shot

at what our hearts desire?

 I wonder...

 If, our future, we could secure,

and our overall happiness ensure,

without lifting a finger,

or a hardship endure,

would it still have the same allure

as having worked for it?

Not likely.

 It seems,

the older I grow, the less I know,

for the world is vast, and moving fast;

in fact, almost half a century

 of my own life has passed -

Where did it go?

I'm baffled!

Socrates, 469 - 399 BC

About 2500 years ago, 

a wise, Greek philosopher 

startled the sleepy status quo,

by humbly declaring,

(and to his society's woe),

 ''I know one thing: that I know nothing''.

Undoubtedly,

he was definitely

 on to something. 

 Alas, 

through Socratic method

I chose to address,

the complex equation of 2014,

and assess, that it's futile

 to predict, stress and obsess,

about the numbers and knowledge

of its substance.

Therefore, 

a simple,

'Happy New Year!'

is what I wish for you.

May it bring you smiles

within seconds 

of its dashing debut! 

I now bid you adieu,

sweet friends.

Until next year,

xo

Poppy 

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