I asked the New Year for some message sweet, Some rule of life with which to guide my feet; I asked, and paused: he answered soft and low, "God's will to know." "Will knowledge then suffice, New Year?" I cried; And, ere the question into silence died, The answer came, "Nay, but remember, too, God's will to do." Once more I asked, "Is there no more to tell?" And once again the answer sweetly fell, "Yes! this thing, all other things above: God's will to love." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN A RESTAURANT by SARA TEASDALE INVERSNAID by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS RENASCENCE by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY THE LAMENTATION OF GLUMDALCLITCH FOR THE LOSS OF GRILDRIG by ALEXANDER POPE THE CLOUD by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY |