Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A NEW YEAR'S THOUGHT, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER First Line: What does the new year hold in store for me Last Line: And take what comes, conformable to plan. Subject(s): Future; Holidays; Life Change Events; New Year; Time | ||||||||
What does the New Year hold in store for me, What hopes, what joys, what peace is mine to be? Will Providence, who holds the gauge of years Within the hollow of His hand, lend ears And heed my shallow importunities That this, the coming year, shall bend its knees To my imperious and boastful will, And ward from me each dark, impending ill? I know not what the New Year brings, nor dare Attempt to read its portent scroll; if fair Its prospects are, I shall rejoice indeed. If storm clouds loom, shall I then cringe and plead For fairer skies?God grant I'll play the man And take what comes, conformable to plan. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND A DROP OF INK by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER |
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