NEW YEAR’S PROPHECIES

A war will end or carry on or start.
A celebrated pair will split or wed.
Philanthropy will touch the whole world’s heart.
A shocking rampage will leave many dead.
Star athletes will use drugs to fuel their wins.
High offices and titles will change hands.
Shamed politicians will confess their sins.
Storm and disease will ravage divers lands.
Markets will plunge and soar and reel from fraud.
Doctors will name new foods that help or harm us.
Sects will square off about the will of God.
’Twill all have been foretold by Nostradamus.
   Twelve months from now, we’ll view the coming year,
   As usual, with mingled hope and fear.