Paint the new year red,
with two-thousand thirteen
people side by side, ankles
crossed, thumbs and forefingers
forming hearts in the sky
and one, two, three:
let go in unison, a wave
of love across our land,
join hands in prayer
for love and peace–
paint the new year red.
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Happy New Year!
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Tension and promise here, and so much hope! Thank you!
a wave
of love across our land.
Then joining hands in prayer… cheers to that…happy new year laurie…i’m painting alongside you…
a wave of love across our land…smiles….how beautiful that would be…love your rituel for the new year…and vision for what is to come…it is what will change the path we are on…
I believe in the power of numbers all thinking loving things at once. <3
Laurie that is abso tively posi lutely beautiful. ‘Paint the New Year Red….’ indeed.
Jody, I think your Yew Near is already pretty red!
I tried the thumbs and forefinger hearts thing, but they were upside down!
I love the sentiments behind this poem.
Viv- Try it with your thumbs pointing down.. make a c with each one and join them.
got it!
oh, i love this. yes. let’s!
I love the image of painting the new year red ~
Oh yes, paint it red like the cardinals ~ I love the hope and joy in this x
Love this as a beginning to the new year. Yes, paint the year RED!
This is so cute! Such good energy.
yes, Red. for passion, for blood, for strength. I’d love to paint the year red. It brings to mind the chinese cultural belief -Red is for Good Luck. Cheers to all things red and may we bring them in bolding holding hands.
I see we both wrote about red, Laurie. In two totally different ways. A happy new year to you and yours. I love the thoughts behind this poem.
Pamela
Oh I love this dear one… May it be SO!!! Happy New Year!
May the new year be bright and hopeful (like the color red) for all! Nicely done, Laurie.
Lovely and hopeful!
This is really lovely!!
Now that was beautiful and uplifting. Thanks for this.
oh what a lovely idea… Happy New Year, Laurie!
Wishing you all the best in 2013. I hope your little guy is feeling better!
I’m joining in the wave – beautiful words to start the new year – hope you and yours have a wonderful 2013. K
I’m with you ! Happy New Year!
let us hope!
happy happy new year, Laurie!
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love how the piece came around
a love wave…. what a beautiful thought – let’s do it!
Happy New Year!
Absolutely loved this!! Especially the rhythm & these lines “people side by side, ankles
crossed, thumbs and forefingers
forming hearts in the sky” Great, great visual!!
This is a superb blessing for the new year – may it be so
You really give a feeling of hope and happiness for the new year in this poem. Inspiring piece. Happy New Year!
..peace & love for the rest of the year… all over the world… and of course… smiles…. happy new year Laurie….
I could see this acted out like a dance in my minds eye. Well written.
Happy New Year Laurie, I hope it brings you all you hope and pray for…
good luck to you
for a red and loving year. =)
From ur poetic pen to the powers that be…a lovely wish for 2013!
“Red” — you mean Republican, or blood.
You aren’t Chinese, so it ain’t that.
With the idealistic view of everyone waving heart signs,
I thought this may be sarcasm.
But maybe Red is your favorite color.
Hmmmm
But I guess the title tells us Red = Love
May it be so — but I doubt it, unless finances and security improve.
Hmmmm
Red is my favorite color as cardinals are my favorite bird. Love and peace is something I wish for the world. I’m trying to be positive here…
Love and peace–may it ever be so! Beautiful, positive piece to start the new year.
Yes, We are desperate for that wave of love and understanding across our land.
love this poem sweetness of love and prayer across the world
A masterful piece …. Happy new year. Really liked this idea…. let the spirit spread…
You said it, Laurie! Let’s keep it going all year long, that love and sharing and hope.
Very nice to paint the new year rather than the town red–k.
Basic, powerful, strong.
Lovely.
Bright and optimistic i love it