An Invitation and a New Year Wish

"Tell us, Lucy... now that your Christmas party is over,
How would you like to host a New Year's Eve gala?"

To which Lucy replies, "Bleck!"

What accounts for this sassy-tongued response?
And what's up with the ski goggles?
If you're in the mood for a giggle, click on her blog,
"Dog's Eye View"
to see how Lucy-Maude spent Christmas.

And now ~

My New Year's Wish to All...

May your trees stand strong against the winds
And the snow lay lightly along their limbs.

As you enable the birds to weather each storm,
May home and hearth stay perpetually warm.

May catalog avalanches the postman brings,
Keep you dreaming of summer and verdant things.

May those glossy pages, all shiny and cold,
Give birth to new gardens ~ a sight to behold.

May your armchair gardening soon give rise
To bumper crops and a feast for the eyes.

May all that you plan and all that you do,
Ultimately earn approval by you.

Now, as you plot gardens and while you write
Planning and scribbling through cold, stormy night,

May you please your family and those you hold dear
But never neglect that voice in your ear...

The one that proclaims, "To thine own self be true."
Pleasing others will follow, if first you please you.

May your constant companions be happiness and health
May prosperity of spirit mean more than mere wealth.

May you answer the knock, when inspiration calls
And honor its presence ~ not delay it with walls.

May your path to the future be specific as mine,
May you realize your goals in 2009!

From the shores of Lily Pond, down in Bloggy Hollow,
A Happy New Year, in the months that follow!


Now, go see what Lucy-Maude did on Christmas Day...
bring a hanky for the tears of laughter.

Just click on "Dog's Eye View!"

Verse & Photos: ©Deb Lambert 2008