I wish you all the best at this time of year,

I wish you so much love and abundant cheer,

I wish to see you smile,

I wish to think of you for a while.

I wish you joy in the greetings of the day,

I wish you peace come what may,

I wish you love from my heart to the one within you,

I wish you happiness, fun and kindness through and through.

I pass on my best to you, I pass on my adoration,

I offer my hand in friendship and the passing of pain,

I ask for nothing in return but the same.

I propose a toast towards our salvation,

I ask that our greed finds no gain

and in the coming year we find new ways to absolve all blame.

Ian D. Hall 2015