A New Year is an Open Gate

A New Year is an open gate
inviting the weary into a garden
of potential joy.

Standing at the gate
watching unopened buds
the wanderer contemplates the beauty
waiting for discovery.

The path that enters the garden
splits into three ways,
which path will the seeker chose
on her journey into time.

There can be no turning back
only forward movement
or standing still waiting
for a sign.

Inhaling the new perfume
of a new unlived decade
the wanderer steps forward
and chooses the path
of her desire.