New Year’s Eve
New Years’s Eve beckons
The world paused by winter’s ice
Ready for the morn

© Bernie McCullough 31 Dec 2020

Hi Everyone!

So, I wanted to share an old New Year’s Eve tradition with you that my family here in Ireland used to do at Midnight each year, as you might like to try it, or maybe you all do it anyway, or something similar?

As the bells struck midnight, and after we’d hugged and rejoiced in those first few moments of the New Year, we would go and open our front door, this to let out the old (or some people would open their back door for this, and then go and open the front door). Next, we would all step outside the front door and one-by-one throw some money back in over the threshold into the house (it can be coins, your wallet/purse, notes…whatever you have to hand). This symbolises that you will always have money and prosperity flowing into your house in the coming New Year. Then you follow your prosperity back inside 😁

We used to meet our then Italian neighbours outside doing the same thing every year, and in addition to it being a lovely tradition, we had many’s a great night with them around our dining room table lasting into the wee hours!

Please feel free to share your comments and New Year’s Eve traditions in the comments. I would love to read them.

Happy New Year!

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Free Verse

In evenings still warm waters,
gently swimming through coloured light reflections
emanating from bars and restaurants,
no matter how far, I find myself their pinnacle
while they’re drawn towards my body;
at least that’s how it looks to me.

Swimming to my left,
swimming to my right,
shimmering light following me.

I smile as I lift my hands from the water,
holding them in front of me like a movie hero
or maybe villain commanding all light to me.

I laugh, how daft; it was fun though, let’s do it again tomorrow.

James G Brennan. 2021.

Thank you as always Martin Rushton and the Share the Love team for giving my words a platform. 🙏🙏 Thank you all for reading and your precious time. Always. J. 🙏✨

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