The curtain draws for 2010 an unforgettable end to a decade of renaissance marked by a collage of inevitable events in history that will remain in our memories for a long time to come.

Like the unfolding of a mighty scroll
Of time so invincible and space so unlimited
2010 rolled by into the mystical calendar
Of a passing era, flying high like red ribbons in the sky
A decade of renaissance
Bringing to our remembrance
A magical collage of gruesome pictures of the inevitable
Intense shades of red, splashing across the canvas of the globe
The pain of hunger, famine and wars in Sudan
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
Ravaging devastation of tsunamis, earthquakes, oil spills and AIDS
The heart wrenching cries of mothers and helpless children
In the rubbles of fallen buildings in Haiti
For some, help came at the nick of time
For many, silenced and buried by the darkness of a sudden grave
Entertainment icons like Michael Jackson took a bow from the center stage



While the world watched America vote in the first black president
Then came the sound of hope from the dark mines in Chile
Men sentenced to death for want of nothing more than their daily bread
Yet saved by the world's lingering POWER of hope in one accord
Flying our red ribbons of good wishes into the waiting sky
Until at last, they came home safe and sound
Such are the irreparable past of the decade ending in 2010
And with grand expectation of Joy and celebration
We embrace an irresistible future of 2011