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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR, by LAURA F. ARMITAGE First Line: O year that is going, take with you Last Line: And more love that is true love indeed. Subject(s): Holidays; New Year; Prayer | |||
O year that is going, take with you Some evil that dwells in my heart; Let selfishness, doubt, With the old year go out— With joy I would see them depart. O year that is going, take with you Impatience and wilfulness—pride; The sharp word that slips From those too hasty lips, I would cast, with the old year aside. O year that is coming, bring with you Some virtue of which I have need; More patience to bear And more kindness to share, And more love that is true love indeed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY THE RUNAWAY SLAVE AT PILGRIM'S POINT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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