Happy New Year 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR? ! ? ! I eavesdrop the dwarfing hills' echoes of reticent moans of dry leaves dancing on the arid earth. The stumps of felled trees of erstwhile woods are looking like emaciated saints who are just few steps away from the heaven. The sobs of moonrays trapped in Stygian smogs are heard even from the distant Empyrean. I behold the reluctant nimbus mists giving way to sooty smokes coming from the factory smokestacks. I wonder whether the omniscient Sun is hiding something from the man, as the tearless earth is looking pale with apprehensive tremors. I tighten the mask around my face and tread slow through the busy bazaar lanes. I buy a bouquet of wilting roses and wait for that Happy Day! What's imminent, I shudder with a sudden start... Everytime when nears a new year... I fear of a cruel eschaton! ?