The last poetry Wednesday of the year!
And the crowd goes wild….
So I did a google search of poetry and “new year,” I got a bunch of hits, but I picked this one. I didn’t even have to read it first. It immediately jumped out as the poem for me! Three guesses why, and the first two don’t count! 
Goodbye, 2009, we hardly knew ye.
The Old Year
by John Clare
The Old Year’s gone away
To nothingness and night:
We cannot find him all the day
Nor hear him in the night:
He left no footstep, mark or place
In either shade or sun:
The last year he’d a neighbour’s face,
In this he’s known by none.
All nothing everywhere:
Mists we on mornings see
Have more of substance when they’re here
And more of form than he.
He was a friend by every fire,
In every cot and hall–
A guest to every heart’s desire,
And now he’s nought at all.
Old papers thrown away,
Old garments cast aside,
The talk of yesterday,
Are things identified;
But time once torn away
No voices can recall:
The eve of New Year’s Day
Left the Old Year lost to all.
December 30th, 2009 at 3:06 am
Yesterday, I saw a man on the stairs,
He was not there again today,
I wish, I wish he’d go away.
December 30th, 2009 at 4:49 am
Is this a riddle about mirrors on your stairs? Hi, Fisch! Waves!
December 30th, 2009 at 4:59 am
What the hell? TWO comments? TWO? Go back to work. You are more prolific. #Poutsincornerandsucksthumb
December 30th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Nice. Maybe he’s a long lost relative and died and owes you some cash. That’d be a good way to ring in the new year.
You guys know what today is right? (I really shouldn’t have to ask….)
Anyway, so this morning I when I woke up I was having a dream that I was living the first season of Beverly Hills 90210, which is awesome except for the fact that I was experiencing from the point of view of Brenda and she sucks.
December 30th, 2009 at 10:44 am
I thought pre-Dylan Brenda was alright! But you have way better style!
December 30th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Thanks.
Brenda was a pain in the ass from the very beginning. Not like the ultra-cool Kelly Taylor!
December 30th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Hahaha I loved the Brenda/Kelly catfights over Dylan! Who I always thought was heinous looking!
December 30th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Yeah, nobody on there was really good looking. I mean, if I HAD to pick, it would be Brandon but he was always a little too goody goody for me. And the girls weren’t that pretty either. Donna Martin horrifies me. (Though I should note that I do own a “Donna Martin Graduates” tote bag.)
December 30th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
YES! Tori Spelling looks like somebody ironed her face!
December 30th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
I always thought Jennie Garth was hot. I’m sure many would agree with me.
December 30th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
“Three guesses why…” Um…John “Clare”
What did I win?
And isn’t this supposed to be inane comment Wednesday since Friday is a holiday?
December 30th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Hahaha I think anytime someone comments “Jennie Garth is hot” it’s clearly an inane comments day, cause I for sure, will never write a post where that would be a…um…nane comment.
December 30th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Tae– It was supposed to be but nobody wanted to have any fun. Bums.