New Year’s Resolutions
1. For novices
Huddle in the Antarctic dark
with emperor penguins
for sixty-four days.
Irrigate Mars (canals preferred).
Memorize the first ten thousand primes.
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2. For journeymen
Endow peahens with plumage
eclipsing that of peacocks.
Circumnavigate the Moon by hot-air balloon
(add appropriate atmosphere in advance).
Prove the Riemann hypothesis.
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3. For advanced practitioners
Travel to 17th-century Mauritius
to retrieve dodos.
Rearrange the rings of Saturn.
Make π rational.