New Years Eve
Scraps of mindless party chatter
whispered behind backs don’t matter.
Clink of glasses, passed hors d’ouvres,
mastering those party nerves.
Which old boyfriend is a rat?
Which college roommate got so fat?
How have you handled life so far?
What new degree? What brand of car?
Be you in hut or stately castle,
lift your glass or raise the wassail.
Quit petty talk and ribald laughter
and in the silence that comes after,
cash in on the quietude,
of this less ribald interlude
to give your thanks for what has passed
and pledge your petty gripes won’t last!
For Wordle 586 The Sunday Whirl the prompt word are: back chatter laughs glasses champ scrap cash rat handle master pass castle
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Beautiful read
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So well crafted
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Thanks, Derrick. Had to make comments for your blog via email. But at least Forgottenman helped me to find your blog.
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Thanks to you both.
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Need to save that one for next New Years~!
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Yes. It will be interesting to see how many reads it has next year.
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