From a balcony I see
2020's last full moon
Rise over the treetops
Same moon my husband sees
From a rooftop in Aden
Shared over Skype
No champagne to toast
Just emojis of it over the net
I'm here, he's there, happy new year
The clock struck twelve
Central African Time
Fireworks burst over Shambat bridge
Ten hours behind is Portland
I find Pink Martini on YouTube
Sing Auld Lang Syne
2020, reminisce not quite the word
Just strange, like those balloon people
On timessquarenyc.org/
2021, a resolute hope?
Keep flowing, moving onwards
Like the Nile beside me.
