Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NEW YEAR SONG, by EMILY HUNTINGTON MILLER Poet's Biography First Line: They say that the year is old and gray Last Line: Comes merrily in to-morrow. Subject(s): Holidays; New Year | ||||||||
THEY say that the Year is old and gray, That his eyes are dim with sorrow; But what care we, though he pass away? For the New Year comes to-morrow. No sighs have we for the roses fled, No tears for the vanished summer; Fresh flowers will spring where the old are dead, To welcome the glad newcomer. He brings us a gift from the beautiful land We see, in our rosy dreaming, Where the wonderful castles of fancy stand In magical sunshine gleaming. Then sing, young hearts that are full of cheer, With never a thought of sorrow; The old goes out, but the glad young year Comes merrily in to-morrow. | 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 IF I SHOULD WAKE by EMILY HUNTINGTON MILLER |
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