PROMISE
By Jackie Kay
Remember, the time of year
when the future appears
like a blank sheet of paper
a clean calendar, a new chance.
On thick white snow
You vow fresh footprints
then watch them go
with the wind’s hearty gust.
Fill your glass. Here’s tae us. Promises
made to be broken, made to last.
Jackie Kay is one of Scotland most popular writers. She is an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry and drama.
PROMISE is the New Year’s poem in Allie Estri’s book, A POEM FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.
