**Another year has been and gone,**

**Resolutions come, then move on.**

**Reflecting slowly, simply, clear—**

**A complicated, fleeting year.**

**2025 now drawing near.**

**The fire’s warmth, the dog’s soft snores,**

**Counting down the last days of ’24.**

**Deep sighs of relief, the weight set down,**

**The clock ticks toward another round.**

**Another chance, another year,**

**To rise again, to face what’s here.**

**25 draws close, January’s spark—**

**A quiet hope ignites.**

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