A quick ballad to harken in the new year...(sorry for the poor rhymes!)

The earth rest her head on the shoulder of the moon, and bare-assed and carefree we howled like loons,
High on our freedoms and passions and fears, drunk on our laughter and smiles and tears.
Those tears they will flow in this year to come, entangled in laughter and sipped like harsh rum,
Hot and dusty we'll surely fall to the ground, but take just a moment and glance all around.
There is no stopping these moments that fly by, though we beat down our fists and ask again WHY?
Why do our hearts break again and again and when will the time come when we stop asking when?
If your wings seem broken and your voice is too weak, the open your eyes and see how loud you can speak.
You speak with your feet that have traveled the world, you speak with your hands and your silk sails unfurled...
catch hold of the passions that in you do blow and let them take you to the places you know
You know you don't know and that is the key, so when you look in my eyes you'll see only me,
Looking back at your beauty and wonder and grace I can't see broken wings for the curve of your face.
With fingers entwined we can stand side by side with no destination but a ticket to ride.
And in our frustration though we grumble and fume, remember that even prison bars can be made into a loom.
All through the night crickets whisper my name and still every morning its just the same game.
I can say, however, with some certainty, you are the ones I want playing with me.
So lets sit in the sand and let go of time, sharing our thoughts and spitting broken rhymes,
For though the moon is appearing to wane, its a lunar eclipse just in time to entertain
These notions I have deep inside my dreams that maybe, just maybe, nothing is as it seems.
Let's break all the rules, lets show all our teeth, let's pull the blade of love right out of its sheath,
For dangerous though such a thing could be, a world without love is much more scary.
Try compassion without fear, friendship without tyranny, and if you want to sing a song come and sing it with me.
As the moments spin on faster than not, feel the flames of life making your heart burn red hot.
There is no mold that can hold us inside, and our lives are dynamic though we have tried
OH! Lordie knows the efforts we've taken to appear put together and to not be mistaken.
So put your guard down and please step away, forget all your enemies right here today,
For there may never be a better time to just start anew, to reflect on these years though quickly they flew.
Every moment is yet another we've created, and every moment is an opportunity to become elated, and lets hope for joy though it may be belated, and lets practice love though it may be outdated,
Cause this is the new year, it's two-thousand-and-ten, and there is no saying if a time will come when
The world will be at peace and live in harmony, and all of the people with speak for the trees...

So NOW is the time to become engaged! Come take me hand and let's rattle this cage.

Happy New Year!