New Year Predictions

It's hard to assess what the next twelve months will hold;
One could go completely out on a limb and be bold
With predictions for most of the countries throughout the world,
With lists of how they all will fare unfurled.

But that would be rash; for things can move so fast,
And within this varied and troubled world the choices are vast;
A region where yesterday peace was the accepted state,
Can become today a place where all are irate.

And other places where for years the way of life,
Was marked by constant and seemingly never-ending strife,
Can change, as peace is ushered in the door,
And all the violent troubles that marked the past exist no more.

One only has to look at the past to see how quickly things can change;
Brought about by events and negotiation that can range
From signing a treaty of peace, or just accepting that things are no longer the same,
To embarking on a course of action to set the world aflame.

This year may see so many different events which none could foresee,
As some are enslaved even more and others struggle to be free.
Only when we reach the end can anyone be certain that they know,
All the events which they could not have predicted a year ago.