Build up the bonfires - now the seasons turn
Welcome in another year and let the old one burn
Build up the bonfires - light the candles bright
All the hungry spirits will be coming by tonight

Light the bonfires; another year has flown
Gather friends around you - don't spend the night alone
Sweep out the courtyard to greet the coming year
Lay a handsome table; your visitors are here

Here come your sorrow, all your old regrets
Every broken promise and every unpaid debt
Perched on your shoulders, yearning toward the flame
Pour them a glass of whiskey and greet them all by name

Build up the bonfires - now the seasons turn
Welcome in another year and let the old one burn
Build up the bonfires - light the candles bright
All the hungry spirits will be coming by tonight

Now make them welcome; offer them release
Offer them atonement and pray they may find peace
Give them your blessing, but do not let them stay
Beat on the cans and the pots and pans
and send them on their way.

Build up the bonfires - now the seasons turn
Welcome in another year and let the old one burn
Build up the bonfires - light the candles bright
All the hungry spirits will be coming by tonight

-Zoe Mulford, Welcome In Another Year

Well, my birthday was yesterday.

And, in this the beginning of my own personal New Year, I have made a decision.

I'm moving on.

Those of you who already know of my new account re welcome to stick around and watch me there.

Those of you I want to know, I will tell in due time.

I've made a new place for myself, a nw name, a new face. I've outgrown the old ones.

There comes a time when the pain of remaining in the bud is greater than the pain it means to blossom.

I intend to blossom beautifully, if I can. Some of you, will watch me grow. Some of you, will not. Sadly, some of those I had most hoped would see me attain my potential will likely never know how far I can go. But I suppose you can't take everything, nor everyone, with you.

I am at peace with this decision. Maybe some day I'll visit. Maybe some day I won't. Right now, I need to make peace with everything else.

Goodbye. And maybe, just maybe, hello.