Tonight we stand
at the cusp of 2021.
But this New Year
is very different –
none of the usual
New Year’s Eve excitement
at all.

2020 began
with such promise …
before morphing into
the year of Coronavirus –
a year in which
real life has begun to mirror
science-fiction.

Uncertain times!

Little wonder
that we view 2021
with apprehension.
As rockets explode outside
to celebrate New Year
we find ourselves
ringing-in this New Year
by saying the Rosary
together.

I feel that Paul and I
are stepping into 2021
with Jesus on one side
and Our Lady on the other.
I feel somewhat reassured
and I feel that sense of hope
that only God can bring.

© Claire Murray, New Year’s Day, 2021