“Auld Lang Syne… a poem written in Scotland by Robert Burns.  It is set to a traditional folk song.  We sing it on the last midnight of a year to send out the old one and usher in a new one.  It is not a song just for old people, although this afternoon it came to mind as I took pictures of favorite older friends in San Diego.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

and never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

and auld lang syne*?

CHORUS:

For auld lang syne, my jo,

for auld lang syne,

we'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet,

for auld lang syne.