New Year’s Fears
New Year brings forth a new awareness
The world is not on the same page
There are people who do good
There are victims who fall
There is no escape
Technology
Dismantles
Honest
Faith
©2026 CBialczak
Carol Anne’s prompt guidelines
Write a Nonet about the new year — 2026. How does this year feel to you so far? Are you hopeful, uncertain, energized, reflective? Have you set any goals or intentions? Are there resolutions you’re excited (or nervous) about?
Let your poem capture your thoughts, expectations, and emotions as we step into this new year.
How to write a Nonet
The Nonet poetic form is simple and structured. It’s a 9-line poem, where each line follows a countdown of syllables:
- Line 1 — 9 syllables
- Line 2 — 8 syllables
- Line 3 — 7 syllables
- Line 4 — 6 syllables
- Line 5 — 5 syllables
- Line 6 — 4 syllables
- Line 7 — 3 syllables
- Line 8 — 2 syllables
- Line 9 — 1 syllable
Stine Writing 
You’ve said a mouth full….
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Sadly, this is quite true.
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Christine, this sounds bleak but there is always hope that the “people who do good” will out number the evil doers!
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I always have hope, if theres no hope then we are all screwed.
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Exactly! Hope is the water wings when the world is drowning!
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Or the brightly colored blow up donut that only lasts one day at the beach, but works great all the same.
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