You and Me and Vocal, 2023

We gave the best of us, for all to see.

In poem and prose, we bared our writers' souls,

And penned our way through twenty twenty-three.

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We took up prompt and challenge, dauntlessly

And as we pressed ourselves to reach our goals

We gave the best of us, for all to see.

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We ventured forth together, you and me,

And built new worlds and characters and roles,

And penned our way through twenty twenty-three.

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Here, in this sea of creativity

We found shipmates, and from the swells and shoals

We gave the best of us, for all to see.

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The year has come and gone, and gratefully,

I can reflect on how we paid its tolls

And penned our way through twenty twenty-three.

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And whether what we've built lives, timelessly,

Or fades, as embers will give way to coals,

We gave the best of us, for all to see

And penned our way through twenty twenty-three.

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Thank you and a very Happy New Year to all those creative souls who've shared so many spectacular words and the ups and downs of 2023 here on Vocal!