In the shadow of the past year,
We found moments both bright and dim,
As time painted stories clear,
In colors that would not trim.

Echoes of laughter and tears,
Woven through the fabric of days,
We embraced our hopes and fears,
In the dance where shadows play.

Lessons carved in silent nights,
Whispered through the changing tides,
As dreams took their soaring flights,
On the wings of time’s swift rides.

Now we stand on future’s brink,
With the heart’s compass to steer,
From the year that made us think,
Ready for what draws near.