I can think of no better way to spend the first day of 2026 than the way I have so far. Good quiet time, cleaning out flower beds with my husband, playing piano, listening to music, talking with my sons, writing a poem for my dog...
Nala
It's not because
You have a pretty nose
Or shining eyes,
Leather lips,
Whiskers that make you
Look wise.
Not that you're sleek
And black and white with
Lanky legs
That fold up
So cutely, or that
You're mostly good--
It's just you.
You that I love,
For no other reason.
