Goodbye Twenty Sixteen Poem by John Sensele

Goodbye twenty sixteen, thanks for blanks and tanks
Filled with thrills and spills you've poured into vessels
God sent on a mission bent on righting feeble flanks
During pilgrimage through images the Holy Spirit wrestles from devils.

Goodbye twenty sixteen, a clean and lean year
In which bucks and pucks proved elusive
Though diligence buttressed by confidence helped to clear
The way for balance and a conscience that grew inclusive.

Goodbye twenty sixteen, a year in which teacher education
Opened new vistas of possibilities and activities
Spanning from school experience, assessment and erudition
As ZIBSIP grew her wings well into a season of festivities.

Goodbye twenty sixteen, thanks spiriting Jo and Mike
From Senanga to Kitwe to delight and enlighten Shino
Mastering nursery rhymes and heightening opportunities to like
Wider family, higher feelings and their own self concepts better to know and grow.