Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RECIPE FOR A GOOD YEAR, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: Take a month of praise, and a month of prayer Last Line: Will come a glorious year. Subject(s): Holidays; New Year | ||||||||
Take a month of praise, and a month of prayer, And a month of earnest thought, And a month of labor free from care, At the Upper Market bought. Repeat the measure once and again, And over the flame of love Set the savory dish until angels and men Its odor of grace approve. And while it is winning the heart of the fire, Toss in a morsel of mirth, And a cordial made of a high desire Grown sweet from the sky and earth. And stir it and stir it with vigor amain, Nor mind the fall of a tear, For out of the joy and the toil and the pain Will come a glorious 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 A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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