Posthumous pod

                            It's hard to think a simple bloom,
                              who's long since left the vine,
                     could still display, in a wondrous way,
                               such an intricate design!

See it all

                         If you want to look down into water,
                          and still see the clouds in the sky,
                              just look for a nice reflection,
                         you'll even find leaves floating by.

The year

                 As I look at the prospects of this coming year,
                        it seems to stretch on door by door;
            you just open each day , see what's coming your way,
                        and deal with whatever's in store.

Proud parent?

                        She looks so demure and bashful
                          as she sits up there on the shelf;
              with that blossom inside, she seems full of pride,
                            as if she'd produced it herself.

Sun's fun

                   It's intriguing to see, but hard to believe,
               what a shaft of sunlight can do for some leaves!

Look up!

                         Don't give up, my friend,
                             for the old year that's parting,
                                  Look up and look out, -  
                          there's a whole new year starting!

Hope?

                  May this be a symbol of promise and hope,

                        that death and destruction may cease;

                       if we all pray that somehow someday,

                   the world might see some hope of peace.