New Year Ritual
After you toast the new year with confetti, wine and shout,
assemble broom and sponge and mop to wash the old year out.
Let it know it’s finished. Make it abrogate that power
officially surrendered when clocks struck the midnight hour.
The most practical among you might find this act absurd,
but please suspend your disbelief and take me at my word.
What’s acted out in metaphor declares a second time
what was announced at midnight by the bell tower’s final chime.
Prompt words today are broom, sponge, absurd, abrogate and finish.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Not many think positive, like your rhyme, In fact, 2021 was almost a crime, as were the past five years less fine, So I look forward to a better year next time~!
SAM
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Me too, Sam. Fingers crossed, as I’ve said countless times in the past. Just enjoy the positive and realize the negative is there in everything as well, but we need to learn not to let it rule us. That advice is for me. I keep reminding myself.
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R U O K ?
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Yes.. I am fine. Thanks for asking.
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I agree. Yes, clean out the old metaphorically and in actuality.
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Love it! Profound and fun…thanks so much!
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In China the custom is to make sure everything is clean and tidy for the New Year so fresh Chi can find its way into your life.
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Aha.. so I’m not alone.
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I enjoyed your poem! Very true and clever!
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Thanks very much. Are you amoral and happy or happy in love??? ;o) Couldn’t resist.
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This is a ritual in many Asian countries. I decided to give it a go this year. I did feel a sense of accomplishment and I’m managing to keep my house cleaner and tidier than I have in the past.
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