NEW DAY
I’m sorry if my writing’s messy,
I just got up on New Year’s morn;
My head is full of foggy notions,
Hazy hope of dreams reborn.

My hand is shaky, somehow separate,
Slow down, or you’ll just cross it out,
It’s time to flow into attention
on every letter I want to shout:

New year, new day, I’m walking out of grey;
See the colors shine: this moment is mine.
New walk, new way; my heart just wants to play
In your beauty divine, in your sun and your shine.
New day …

The words are sometimes stuck in honey;
Just pull them out and lick them clean.
We’ll line them down, pin up to dry,
then dress them bright in colors keen …

So, when the rows of royal, crimson,
Saffron mingle in a trance,
We can beat the drum and watch
The rhythm call them to the dance.

New year, new day, I’m dancing out of grey;
See the colors shine: this moment is mine.
New walk, new way; my heart just wants to play
In your beauty divine, in your sun and your shine.
New day …

Will you? Won’t you? Will you? Won’t you?
Come and join the dance.
Will you? Won’t you? Will you? Won’t you?
Come and join the dance.

New year, new day, I’m gliding out of grey;
See the colors shine: this moment is mine.
New walk, new way; my heart just wants to play
In your beauty divine, in your sun and your shine.
New day …

_______

Copyright 2025 M. Ryan Taylor

Note: The Alice in Wonderland reference just popped into my head when I was wrapping up the lyric and it seemed appropriate as a bridge between repeats of the chorus. See the “Lobster Quadrille” if you’re curious about that source.

January 1, 2025: At least 5 minutes a day working on original lyrics for songs; if I do more, that’s great, but 5 minutes is ‘the goal’ for 2025. Obviously, there’s a lot more in my life than that, with little hopes and projects that come and go and daily commitments and obligations, but this is an area I’ve been thinking about for some time, and I’d rather write lyrics than do a traditional journal (I feel so self-conscious when I journal, but lose myself more often in lyricising). So, this morning …

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