New Year Poem by Katharine Lee Bates
New Year
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!
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.
A deep in-breath packed with myriads of metaphorically expressed aspirations for anew year. Thanks for sharing.
Such an excellent new year poem by Katharine Lee Bates👍👍👍
Beautiful new year song beautifully scripted...........outstanding piece............thanks for sharing
A spray so fair that God may see And gather it, bloom and rime, To deck the doors of Eternity, New Year! Lovely poem.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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' A shining spray on the tree of time'....Beautiful imagery, stunning expression!