Happy New Year

i thought to wish you wealth this new year
but we are all richer than we choose to see
i thought to wish you prosperity
but success is measured differently between you and me

i thought to wish you sustained health
but there are others who need my prayers more
i thought to wish you true happiness
but only you control the happiness you have in store

i thought to wish you peace this new year
but there are children in this world who know only unrest
i thought to wish you lessons to learn
but there are families whose every moment of life is a test

i thought to wish you endless love
but there are those who have lost their everyone
i thought to wish you continued growth
but your growth and mine follow different suns

i thought to wish you timeless strength
but there are some who will need more than their share
i thought to wish you all these things
but i thought again, for it would be unfair

there are riches and beauty and success in your life
you are free from violence, free from strife

you have love, you have joy, you have strength, you have health
you have family and friends, you have untapped wealth

and all of those things you wish you could own
are illusions of a better life unknown

instead i'll wish that you could unfold
the glory your life already holds

so although i thought to wish you all things great
i wish you awareness in 2008


love rachna