Out with the crappy, 
    the silly, the dumb,
Out with what leaves us
    so distrait and numb.
In with the clearer,
    the focused, the real,
In with our opting
    to be and to feel.

Here's to less TV,
    less chatter, less noise,
Here's to far fewer
    distractions and toys.
Here's to more silence
    and sweet solitude,
Here's to a new year
    with spirit imbued.

Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.