Auld Forsooks
Resolutions and undertakings,
Be they minor or sweeping,
Should not be a source of trembling
If we find we can’t achieve.
If resolutions are for the making,
Instead of for the keeping.
Well, that’s fine ! A post-December fling,
A moment to believe.
When resolutions are for the breaking,
Let them go – no weeping !
And never start remembering
Their loss on New Year’s Eve.
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