New Year Poem by Katharine Lee Bates

New Year

Rating: 3.3


WHITE year, white year,
Muffled soft in snow,
A diamond spray whose gems are gone
Before their grace we know,
A crystal-coated spray whose hours
Melt when looked upon,
Hoarfrost stars and hoarfrost flowers,
White year!
Green year, green year,
Sweet with sun and showers,
A windblown spray whose blossoms bright
Are the seven-colored hours,
A dancing spray whose leaves are days,
A spray whose leaves delight
In azure gleam and silver haze,
Green year!
New Year, new year
From rosy leaf to gold,
A shining spray on the Tree of Time
Where myriad sprays unfold,
A spray so fair that God may see
And gather it, bloom and rime,
To deck the doors of Eternity,
New Year!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Edward Kofi Louis 25 December 2017

Soft in snow! ! Thanks for sharing.

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Anil Kumar Panda 25 December 2017

Nice reading. Thanks for posting.

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Ruta Mohapatra 25 December 2017

' A shining spray on the tree of time'....Beautiful imagery, stunning expression!

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Rajnish Manga 25 December 2017

New Year, new year From rosy leaf to gold, A shining spray on the Tree of Time..... //..... The poem nicely unfolds the spirit of New Year. Thanks.

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Jayatissa K.Liyanage 25 December 2017

A deep in-breath packed with myriads of metaphorically expressed aspirations for anew year. Thanks for sharing.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 25 December 2017

Such an excellent new year poem by Katharine Lee Bates👍👍👍

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Deepak Kumar Pattanayak 25 December 2017

Beautiful new year song beautifully scripted...........outstanding piece............thanks for sharing

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Subhas Chandra Chakra 25 December 2017

A spray so fair that God may see And gather it, bloom and rime, To deck the doors of Eternity, New Year! Lovely poem.

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