This New Year - 2012 - needs a tweak. It's too cold. This is NOT a great debut for what I insist is going to be a beautiful year.
Can we talk? Yes ... you - New Year 2012. A little warmer, fuzzier entrance into our lives would have been appreciated. Some sunshine would have been lovely. Breezes - fine - 30 MPH winds - not fine. Numb fingers and toes inside my gloves - not nice. Wind slamming my car door, slamming my arm - not nice at all.
...What are you thinking 2012? I know you're young and maybe we could excuse a little horse-play - a little kicking-it-up on your part - but I'm not 12 and it's damn cold since you arrived!
Perhaps we could start over. Start by you backing up and trying another approach. Like, invite some of those southerly winds to play? Tell that Great Ball of Fire to come a little bit closer - he's your kind of guy. You don't know that song?
Okay, let's try this. Shall We Dance? (You say to the Sun.) Invite him to our side of the world. Invite him to sweep the corners, chase the winds and lend us his warmth - just a little - until April gets here.What if they get miffed down under if he's gone too long? You say. I hadn't thought of that...
Okay. We can handle a little gentle snow. That would be nice. (But none of that ice you spread around last night). A gentle flutter of the white stuff, softening the tree limbs, sparkling in that little bit of warmth and light you're going to persuade the Sun to part with. Just for a while. Mustn't stay too long.
That would be very nice, 2012. That's the way to meet people for the first time. A friendly handshake, a warm hug ... you know, just be nice. Best foot forward.
And we'll say, "How nice to see you! We're so glad you came!" And we'll all have a warm and happy New Year! What was that you said? I forgot the "Beautiful" part ... Oh yes - A trul;y Beautiful 2012!
So vain.
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