Oh, I love this! "Watching as the ashes of the phoenix are reborn"... I love that line! Good work!

This is very interesting.

I love the way you find such amazing handiwork of God in the things that perhaps take for granted; you find beauty and poetry in the everyday, and enriches the way I personally look at life. The opening/closing stanzas were just great. :o)

I love the way you compare the year to come as an unlit fuse. It shows clearly that we have a chance to start out fresh and new. Keep up the good work. You are a true inspiration.
God Bless
Ravens Cross

This was really great... It made me think of the new year in a different way. keep writing!

Great poem as always. Thanks for the lovely reviews. :-) Keep up the great writing!
QR

strange, that such a prolific writer would allow word processing computer programs to capitalize and thus emphasize the words at the beginning of the sentence... I would think that anything the author put into the poetry would be intentional... anyway, it's only a minor detail.
The imagery here is clear and refreshing, as well as the symbolism of the new year and what it means... a very well done poem. I don't really have anything to criticize, but this poem wasn't exactly incredibly meaningful, moving, or powerful... it's well done, though. I just feel sort of indifferent. I guess the feeling of the new year is overrated for me. It just feels like a new day... oh well. i like the relationship of the explosions to the release of the feeling, and the feeling of rebirth... that was a well-done extended metaphor. I hope to review some of your other work in the future, as soon as exams are behind me.
~mindtear

An excellent poem for an anticipating year full of surprises and more!

Cool..Awesome job!

That was...satisfying. There is definitely an excellent blend of bright, active imagery and more peaceful reflections on the past and the future here, and an ingeniously un-obvious repetition of phrases which drives the point home without being redundant. Wowness.

Wow, this is totally cool! It started great, and it ended just as great. And your descriptions are just awesome. Really vivid. I especially loved the second last verse. Something different from other New Year poems ^_^

Oh I love this! (But then again, which one of your poem don't I like? ^.- ) I didn't get to see fireworks or put off any this year, but I can just imagine the lights of color blooming above when I read your poem. Also, I must say the symbolism is quite enchanting. Altogether, an excellent poem.

You've definitly caught the essence of New Years eve and fireworks. Great job!

This is awesome...when I was younger fireworks were the best thing in the world. I was reading your bio and saw that you are a Christian...will you please go check out my stuff? Thanks.
HtW

I love it, it's fantastic. Favourite line, "Clocks of the past 365 days come crashing down". Amazing job.