2004
Welcome to 2004
I wonder what it has in store
A political year, we know that well
But which candidate will win?
No one can tell
Will interest rates go up or down?
What events will affect our town?
What will happen in Iraq?
I hope nothing to give us shock
What new inventions will come to be?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could see
The New Year's like an unread book
But you can't cheat and take a look
At the last page to find out how
Things will turn out -- you can't know now
You'll have to wait and see each day
What the next act brings in this play
Time will pass, the year will grow old
And we will see all its mysteries unfold
-- Sandy Tugwell