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Promise
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Remember, the time of year
when the future appears
like a blank sheet of paper
a clean calendar, a new chance.
On thick white snow
You vow fresh footprints
then watch them go
with the wind’s hearty gust.
Fill your glass. Here’s tae us. Promises
made to be broken, made to last.
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Jackie Kay
Meet the Poet
Jackie Kay is an award-winning writer, poet, and playwright from Scotland. She often writes about her childhood, her family, and her Scottish and Nigerian heritage. She currently lives in England.
From Jackie Kay, Darling: New & Selected poems (Bloodaxe Books, 2007)