Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE YEAR, by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What can be said in new year rhymes Last Line: And that's the burden of the year. Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Robert, Mrs. Subject(s): Dreams; Fear; Holidays; Hope; New Year; Nightmares; Optimism | ||||||||
What can be said in New Year rhymes, That's not been said a thousand times? The new years come, the old years go, We know we dream, we dream we know. We rise up laughing with the light, We lie down weeping with the night. We hug the world until it stings, We curse it then and sigh for wings. We live, we love, we woo, we wed, We wreathe our brides, we sheet our dead. We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear, And that's the burden of the year. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES |
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