Closure: a poem by Carol Farnsworth

fountain pen, image by Pexels, on Pixabay, modified

Closure

Clouds hide the closure of another year.

Happy and sad,

failures and triumphs.

Conflicts at home and abroad.

Warming trends.

Killing of innocence.

I grow weary of it.

But I still hope in the future.

To be kinder.

Sharing with strangers.

To be at peace with myself

and nature.

I say farewell to the past.

Look forward to a fresh page.

Start the next chapter.

Carol Farnsworth is an artist and writes poems and short essays on the light side of living with blindness. Her writings have appeared in The Avocet, Magnets and Ladders, Plum Tree Tavern, The Handy Uncapped Pen, and the Blind Perspective. Carol was born with glaucoma and has experienced decreased vision all her life. She has had no vision for the last several years. Carol lives with her husband John. They ride a tandem bike to enjoy nature. Carol gets her inspiration for her nature poetry from these rides.

December 2025 issue