Day 366: Chanukah Wishes

See, I told you it wasn't really the end. 2nd night of Chanukah--I posted this on Facebook today and thought I'd share it here. I think I'm going to keep this blog up, even though it probably won't be daily any more.

Chanukah Wishes
By Batsheva 12/2/10

It's Day number one and night number two
And here are my Chanukah wishes for you
May your latkes be tasty
Your doughnuts be sweet
Your luck at the dreidel
Too good to be beat
May you be warm and toasty
May your candles burn long
May you learn some great, happy, new Chanukah song
May you spend the next week
Aglow with the light
Of a holiday joyous and festive and bright.

Day 365: The End

I started this blog on my birthday last year. Tomorrow is my birthday again. It wasn't perfect. Lots of posts wound up being delayed. But I did it. I wrote over 365 poems in 365 days. :-)

The End
By Batsheva 12/1/10

An ending can be sad
If what's ending was quite fun
But it also can be happy
If you're glad something got done

Whenever something ends, you'll find
As you finally close that door
There's newness on the other side
There's always something more

So every single end contains
A precious, grateful seed
Of a brilliant, new beginning
That end was all you'd need

To start your fresh new something
And to see it come to light
Even the saddest endings
Can turn into something bright

And so I hope you'll understand
As I take my leave my friend,
There is no need to say good-bye
For this is not the end