Thursday, January 29, 2026

A New Year Poem - Brenda Sailo

 

The year leaves softly,

Heavy with what I could not mend,

I set it down without protest,

Tired, but still believing.

 

The new year comes without promise,

Yet I step into it upheld by faith,

Not healed, but helped,

Not fearless, but strong enough to hold.

 

The calendar closes,

But I do not slam the door,

I bow,

And step on.



Brenda Sailo is an Assistant Professor of English. She lives in Aizawl with her husband and their two adorable young daughters. Though she does not often write poetry, she was inspired to write these beautifully written lines in a mood of melancholia at the passing year.  

 

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