The Old Year groaned as he trudged away,
His guilty shadow black on the snow,
And the heart of the glad New Year turned grey
At the road Time bade him go.
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The Old Year sneered as he limped away To the place of his penance dim and far. The New Year stood in the gates of day, Crowned with the morning star. a very good poem. tony
Black on the snow! ! ! ! Because of his guilty shadow. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
" Come back, Old Year, with thy burden bent. Come back and settle thine own dark debt." " Nay, let me haste where the years repent, For I've seen what I would forget." ....touching espression. Beautiful poem.