As the first days of a new year unfold, we are filled with quiet hopes, like letters sealed and waiting to be sent. The world spins on, yet there are moments of pause—like the soft hush between words, or the stillness before a postcard arrives from afar.

Dear Versopolis friends,
As the first days of a new year unfold, we are filled with quiet hopes, like letters sealed and waiting to be sent. The world spins on, yet there are moments of pause—like the soft hush between words, or the stillness before a postcard arrives from afar. This time of year invites us to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with the beauty around us, as the poets do.In the words of Ana Pepelnik's poem
Suddenly Snow:
Today the world gets on my nerves.
People are overstrained
like buds on a cherry tree.
If I write down that I am alone
I mean that. I illustrate bad a poem
with music between my fingers.
All of a sudden the world is ok.
The slush was gone through the night
and sparrows are having breakfast.
I want another postcard
with a few lines about how it is
with other people in other towns
And so, we write again. May this new year bring you many letters, poems, and postcards, carrying you forward into the unfolding days of 2025.
With warm wishes,
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