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Thursday, January 01, 2009

New Year's Eve x 2

1.
New Year's Eve
at the country club
golden oldies
2.
auld lang syne—
two strangers decide
to hook up

16 Comments:

Blogger John McDonald said...

enjoyed happy new year bill
john

1:03 AM  
Blogger Devika Jyothi said...

good ones, Bill
auld lang syne --what does that mean?

Wish you a Joyous and Peaceful 2009, dear

devika

1:39 AM  
Blogger Devika Jyothi said...

oh i got it..from google
'old long ago' :)
got the song link too..

wishes
devika

1:51 AM  
Blogger haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

Well done!
I like both!

Happy New Year!

Best wishes,
Angelika

4:44 AM  
Blogger Masago said...

Very nice.

3:30 PM  
Blogger jem said...

Good ones Bill. A sense of friendship, familiarity and change. A great start to the year.

May 2009 be good to you!

3:52 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

John, Devika, Angelika, Vaughn, and jem, thank you and happy new year.

Devika, thanks for that extra effort. The song is customarily sung at midnight on New Year's Eve.

Thanks for that thoughtful reading, jem.

6:05 AM  
Blogger Devika Jyothi said...

Thanks Bill,

I always do..when it comes to understanding anything i love/attempt to learn :)

thank you for the wishes,
devika

6:27 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

Just in case there is anyone who didn't know, the wonderful words of that song were written by Robert Burns, the great Scottish poet.

7:18 AM  
Blogger polona said...

a bit of nosalgia and hope for the future... isn't that what most of us feel at transitions like this...

happy 2009 to you and yours, bill!

9:42 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Liked those..

Wish you a very happy creative year, Bill!



I started out loving poetry after I read Robert Burns in school. He and Browning still remain amongst my favourites.

11:36 PM  
Blogger Tikkis said...

That Auld lang syne is very familiar for me; our English teacher liked the Scottish a lot, and we had to sing that song. Later I visited Scotland many times, and learned something else, too. ,-)

I don't tell what happened in Granton, in Edinburg, this is not a naughty Page...

2:34 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hope you had a nice break, and glad you're back, as I've missed your gems!

10:26 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

Thanks for the thought, polona.

Two of my favorites, too, gautami.

So, Tikkis, it's true what they say about Scotland.

Thanks very much, Lyn.

1:04 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

auld lang syne—
two strangers decide
to hook up

gorgeous poetry ... the irony is fabulous ... >> Gina

9:56 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

Thank you, Gina.

4:09 PM  

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