Welcome the new year

By Vanessa Vie

Welcome the new year with a hard
beat, after tears — and guitar held
between my legs — were tears
of joy. I’ve never felt
this grateful before;
Reasons are myriad
Myriad my prides:–
Blessed the daughter
& blesséd the ghost
of my truest love
Blesséd the voices
& blesséd my friends
(on the telephone)
Blesséd the saviour
of my skin — she knew
— In awe of pray
Charity holds
the Key
Myriad in my key–
ring — I play the act:
One door only
to the abandonment
of Faith. To the yellow
fence I went before
the end. The end
of year with the next
stone, step by step.
Pine–twig crown
— a Christ’s
hanging from it
Merit of us — artists
keeping the Faith

We surely know
with all wrongs
to heavens fled

What turbulent doubts
What trust
in each other’s held

1st, draft January 19, 2024
A good year for the arts, and in general.