Welcome to the new Home of World of Words
Newsletter for the World of Words by Elias Tobias
Happy New Year to those who are either getting to the Web site for the first time, or have transferred from the old Web site. The site is nine years old in 2007, and it was time to change again. I now have a blog that continues many of the features I had in the old Web site, and combines others. My 60 Favorite Poems are still here, but there is much more to come. I have a song with my lyrics that may can be downloaded, along with audio clips of the Love Notes Collection I have recorded. Video slide shows are in the works for the poem, The Mexican Love Song and a photo history since my birth. Who knows what all will happen this year?
The best thing about this is that you, the readers, have a better chance to be a part of the Web site. I’m thinking about restarting the Poetry First-Aid service to those who need help, and responding to the poems is easier. Comments about the poems will be posted. New poems will be in the newsletter, along with the Poem of the Month.
Poem of the Month
A New Year’s Toast
The glass for 2006 is full,
and there are no more refills left,
no matter how thirsty we may be.
The memories, fresh in our minds
as if they were yesterday, remain.
The glass for 2007 is in our hands,
and the challenges seem the same.
We can avoid mistakes from the past,
and cast the light on shadows so
we can have a better new year.
I hope that the change to this format will get more people involved with poetry, and this Web site.
Elias Tobias