new year

  the crackles & pops
        of fireworks

left over from
     the night before

  pass through the
              glass
in muffled spurts...

  mason jars are scattered
across the room,

    remnants of champagne
lingering at the bottom of
           each one...

   books and journals
          cover the tables
      and floor...

  a map of the world
                lies in one corner,
marked with destinations
     for future
         adventures...

ashes are spilled out of
       the fireplace
   and onto the brick

below stockings still
             hanging...

        a hauntingly lovely
              piano and violin duet
     breaks the silence
         filtering through the room
 from a little speaker

       as we say our goodbyes
               to last year
    and welcome the
                 new one.