| Millennium
Moon Is Shining Bright......
Through the windows,
in it streams
Bathing all in
glorious light
Inviting sleep,
with golden dreams
Upon the dark
and starry night
Wind moving gently
on the branch
A wish hangs
high; soon to take flight
Through shadows
it will dance
In this fair season,
goodwill toward all
Is such an ephemeral
thing
For through the
world, there is a pall
Hate and violence
ring
Words of harmony
and ease
May bring a cheerful
thought
But hate and
danger, in days as these
Too often are
what's wrought
Perhaps it's not
too late to think
Or, better, to
believe
In each other,
that we may be in synch
Noble purpose,
to achieve
Upon the dawning
of a century
This slate, so
clean and new
Can we create
some sanity
A new and different
view?
To believe in
hope and charity
To be tolerant
and good
To govern more
in parity
Can we hope for
brotherhood?
New moons make
all things possible
Transcending
time and space
Our human condition's
malleable
Through different
in religion or race
This wish is spoken
to the wind
Made holy by
the moon
Let understanding
and peace begin
It cannot come
too soon
For through the
ages we have spoken
Through the wind,
the moon, the stars
Or to our God,
or nature; tokens
How insignificant
we feel we are
But we are tethered,
skin and bone
To others; women
and men
And each of us,
together or alone
Is not less or
more than them
Oh bright moon,
stars, sun and deities
Oh all that's
real and true
Oh hopes and
prayers, oh humanity
Oh the many and
the few...
Last full moon
of the millennium
Above all shining
bright and new
Swing high, swing
high this pendulum
Swing peace....and
make it true!
gdngfool - December
22, 1999
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Clocks tick and
the hands move
Strike the bells
and cheer
Silvery fireworks
sparkle and boom
As we welcome
another year.
A brand new century
comes along
Shiney, new and
bright
Filled with hope
of things to come
To which we set
our sight.
Disasters averted
and doomsayers crawl
And hide in their
little doom-dens
Thinking of new
ways to make it all
Come to a resounding
doom-end.
The hope is too
strong and the need is too bright
To have all crashing
around
It's smiles you'll
see come this new years day
And cheers will
definitely abound!
:)
Tina - 29 December
1999
Pre-millennium
Here
we are in “ninety nine”
And
it’s almost summertime
What
treats there are in store for us
Solar
eclipse - Nostradumus?
In
years to come we’ll reminisce
About
the “hoo haa” of all this
That’s
if we live to see that day
And
joke about the Y2K!
Chris
- 30 May 1999
From earlier
times of primitive things
Through Medieval
days of Knights and Kings
And ships that
sailed on oceans of promise
To Renaissance
genius of wordly knowledge
From pilgrims
of simpler, harsher days
And pioneers
of agriculture, industry, and trade
Through times
of war and years of peace
A milestone of
civilization is reached
Connected to those
once deemed to be ancient
We share this
millenium both history and fate
And now we stand
on millenia's edge
How humbling
it is, for we are the bridge
Together, united,
may we reach across
Bringing the
lessons history has taught
Entering this
age secure in our faith
In ourselves,
in each other, undivided by hate
And may all those
who follow look back with awe
at we who were
here at millenium's dawn
May our legacy
be honor, valour, and truth
and all nations
united, true peace on earth.
Dawn - December
30, 1999
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