Happy New Year, I hope your 2021 is beautiful.
In a year of darkness
I look for the light
Glowing embers
From a fire
Robbed by the night
These embers now beacons
In a year of stolen delight
And they are everywhere
Like seeds under the scorched earth
After a forest fire
The promise of life, cure for the curse
Proof that there is
No darkness great enough
To defeat joy, oh so tough
So, I look for the light
The shining jewels
That dazzle
Even in this 2020 night
And I see them
A star studded sky
Of hope that refuses to die
In the eyes of friends
Who have a magic
That makes dark times
Shrivel and end
In the voices of family
Who sparkle
Even when compressed into 2D
It radiates from communities
Their actions
And unsinkable positivity
Lives on in masterpieces
Sonic, linguistic, visual and culinary
That shout of people's
Magnificent artistry
This light is fed
By a new height of gratitude
That celebrates true value
In a year so cruel and subdued
Fueling a spirit of defiance
That refuses to give in
That most human triumph
On the horizon
A ribbon forms
A photon promise
That soon comes
A new dawn
Our lights long kept warm
Again able to joyously swarm
As we say goodbye
To darkness
And welcome a whole
New wave of possibility
We embrace
Stronger now
For all we have faced
Hello 2021
You are the dream
We have long chased
I will celebrate you
With every smile
On my face
Dave James Horn ©
About Dave James Horn
Based in Folkestone, Dave James Horn writes poetry to raise a smile and provoke a thought. He is part of Poet’s Corner Folkestone and an organiser of the Folkestone Language Exchange. Read his full bio here.