Free Verse · Hope
Choose Generously
Midnight will make its noise,
but the year actually begins
tomorrow, mid-morning,
when you choose — quietly,
over coffee, no fireworks —
which of your old hopes
gets to come along.
Choose generously.
Original poem © QuillOak — free for personal use.
“Choose Generously” by The QuillOak Editors — quilloak.com/poems/choose-generously
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