THE New Year dawns -- the sun shines strong and clear; And all the world rejoices and is gay; The city-loving birds from spray to spray Flit busily and twitter in my ear Their little frozen note of wintry cheer: From ruddy children with the snow at play Ring peals of laughter gladder than in May, While friend greets friend, with "Happy be thy Year!" So would I joy, if Thou wert by my side -- So would I laugh, if Thou couldst laugh with me -- But, left alone, in Darkness I abide, Mocked by a Day that shines no more on thee: From this too merry world my heart I hide -- My New Year dawns not till thy face I see. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN A RESTAURANT by SARA TEASDALE ROBIN ADAIR by CAROLINE KEPPEL LOVE NOT by CAROLINE ELIZABETH SARAH SHERIDAN NORTON THE MINSTREL; OR, THE PROGRESS OF GENIUS by JAMES BEATTIE MY NEW CLAM by STEPHANIE L. BINCKLI ALL IN THE FAMILY by BERTON BRALEY LIMERICK by FRANK GELETT BURGESS EPITAPH ON NICOL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, EDINBURGH by ROBERT BURNS |