Hello there, new year

One number different

Rolling over, clicking into place

There is much bombast

Over your worth and validity

But I say we need you

Our craving for renewal

Whether symbolic or real

Is born again and again

And in this birth

We stretch our arms wide

With arrival and welcome

Today we shed longing

And invite in

Moments of knowing

Hello there, new year

No, we’ve never met before

But I have a feeling

We are going to be friends