Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A WAY TO A HAPPY NEW YEAR, by ROBERT BREWSTER BEATTIE First Line: To leave the old with a burst of song Last Line: Is to have and to give a happy new year. Subject(s): Holidays; New Year | ||||||||
To leave the old with a burst of song, To recall the right and forgive the wrong; To forget the thing that binds you fast To the vain regrets of the year that's past; To have the strength to let go your hold Of the not worth while of the days grown old, To dare go forth with a purpose true, To the unknown task of the year that's new; To help your brother along the road To do his work and lift his load; To add your gift to the world's good cheer, Is to have and to give a Happy New Year. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NEW YEAR'S POEM by MARGARET AVISON A SPEED OF HISTORY by MARGARET AVISON NEW YEAR'S DAY by DAVID LEHMAN LINES FOR THE NEW YEAR by JULIE CARR I AM RUNNING INTO A NEW YEAR by LUCILLE CLIFTON FOR THE NEW YEAR (2) by ROBERT CREELEY THE RED TURTLENECK by KAREN SWENSON |
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