There's not supposed to be thunder and lightning in New Jersey
On this or any New Year’s Eve or ever in December.
Is that the Gods cursing the end of an unrighteous year?
Or is it the latest warning that it’s not nice to fool Mother Nature?
It can’t be ordinary thunder and lightning on a winter’s night.
Nothing seems that simple anymore anyhow anyway.
Was anything ever really what it appeared?
What are those evident truths we remember?
Maybe they were only a convenience for our minds,
A rack for our thoughts to be held safely in place.
I will be open-minded to new possibilities this year
Because everything happens for a reason,
Sometimes even for a good one or two.
Maybe the Gods are indeed all-knowing and
We mortals should just go along for the ride.
Happy New Year!
Copyright 2025, Charles A. Bruns
