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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR, by LAURA F. ARMITAGE First Line: O year that is going, take with you Last Line: And more love that is true love indeed. Subject(s): Holidays; New Year; Prayer | |||
O year that is going, take with you Some evil that dwells in my heart; Let selfishness, doubt, With the old year go out— With joy I would see them depart. O year that is going, take with you Impatience and wilfulness—pride; The sharp word that slips From those too hasty lips, I would cast, with the old year aside. O year that is coming, bring with you Some virtue of which I have need; More patience to bear And more kindness to share, And more love that is true love indeed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY |
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