Sophie Kipner

How I Intend To Spend 2012

The year of twenty eleven is sadly almost over,
It’s closing here and there, in Dubai and in Dover.
But instead of making resolutions that I won’t keep,
I intend to spend the next year among fluffy, baaing sheep.

Why would you do such a thing? you might ask,
Because if there is no mold, I have nothing to cast.
In 2012, I wish to reset the clocks and turn back the dial,
So that I have enough strength to walk further than a mile.

If I sleep for a year among those soft and gentle creatures,
And if I spend the time to learn their manners and their features,
I have a feeling that I’ll start to actually like the look and feel of my own,
So that maybe one day, by the following year, I could see how much I’ve grown.