The Passage of One More Year

Another brand new year has come;
The previous year is past,
Greetings over cyber space
Fly furious and fast.
Alas, I just fail to see
What all is there to cheer!
To me, it just portends
The passage of one more year.

As the year comes to an end,
And we reach the thirty first,
Glasses are raised to merry cries,
And perhaps to quench the thirst.
The party’s on, crackers burst,
While I just smile, I fear,
To me, it just portends
The passage of one more year.

The dancers revel, the revellers dance,
The midnight masses roll,
The tumblers reveal bottoms up,
The senses take a stroll.
The food lies scarcely touched;
As the spirits disappear…
To me, it just portends
The passage of one more year.