Yellow Devil

You stand on a golden edge by a golden gate

The final stretch before you venture into a new decade

There’s roaring laughter, looking over candles ablaze

The joy surrounding declares: Today’s your day

But I am not laughing and its not my etched candle that stays

For today, it is my turn to turn away

I made a promise that I hold dear

I stay true to it and keep my blessings near

I won’t reach and I won’t hark

I send no gifts, no wrappers spark

But I offer you something distant and untimed

A wish that life is true and kind

Let peace hold you deep

Let laughter grow and seep

For in the quiet I still say

Let’s dance, today’s your day