The California sun
embraces everyone the same
tempting visitors
from Colorado to New York
in time to see the Rose Parade
then to the beach to spend the day
eating in outdoor restaurants
milling with locals
and out of town visitors
content to be alive
shoulder to shoulder
with other survivors
from the year before
anticipating many new adventures
contemplating resolutions
taking a sip of beer
savoring the taste of onions
on a hamburger
wiping noses
still dripping from yesterday’s
cold, whispering,” I love you”,
to companions
fortifying each other
for the New Year.
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