Archive for February 4th, 2006
A brand New Year arrived last night;
It came while I was waiting.
But I did not hear the horns or shouts
Of people celebrating.
Because, you see, I fell asleep
Before the hour, when
The old year silently passed out
And the New Year entered in.
But I have a clean new calendar
Which hangs before my eyes
And every day that’s listed
Will hold a new surprise.
(Jane W. Krows)
February 4th, 2006
In this new year
I’ll be so good.
I’ll do the things
I know I should.
I’ll wash my hands
And comb my hair
And never tip back in my chair.
I’ll be so kind to my little brother
And help my sister, father, and my mother.
In this new year
Will you be good
And do the things
You know you should?
February 4th, 2006
Here’s wishing you more happiness
Than all my words can tell,
Not just alone for New Years Eve
But for all the year as well.
February 4th, 2006
The New Year lies before you
Like a spotless tract of snow
Be careful how you tread on it
For every mark will show.
February 4th, 2006
Happiness depends on more than years.
All one’s moments gather to a wave
Passing in a rolling swell of tears,
Passions too immense to name or save.
Yet New Year’s is a crest on which to sing,
Now poised between the future and the past.
Each awaits what course the fates may bring,
Winds that never touch the things that last.
Years turn and turn with an hypnotic grace
Even as the depths of life lie still.
Although above one cannot silence face,
Remember that below the divers will.
(by Myra Cohn Livingson)
February 4th, 2006
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