WHY 2 K?

 by Jeanette Astorino
(©Jeanette Astorino 2000)

THE FATEFUL DAY OF CHEER AND FEAR HAS ARRIVED.
THE WORLD HOLDS ITS BREATH,
FOR THE LAST, GREATEST CELEBRATION,
OF THE THOUSAND YEARS.
HOW FAR WE'VE COME.
WE'VE SENT OUR VOICES ACROSS THE WORLD,
AND LEARNED TO FLY.
WHERE WILL WE GO?
FLYING HIGHER? FAST AS LIGHT?
SENDING OUR VOICES TO THE STARS?

WILL WE SURVIVE THIS NIGHT?
IS THAT A COUNTDOWN CLOCK?
OR THE HOOFBEATS OF THE FOUR HORSEMEN?

AT LAST IT BEGINS,
A WAVE OF TIME,
WASHING OVER THE EARTH.
HOUR BY HOUR,
NATION BY NATION,

THE WORLD BREAKS OUT IN:

EXTATIC CELEBRATION!

COMPUTERS EVERYWHERE:

KEEP RIGHT ON WORKING.

FOUR HORSEMENT? HOOFBEATS? NAH!
JUST A FEW NEW YEARS NOISE MAKERS.


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