Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems by the late Thomas Haynes Bayly; Edited by his Widow. With A Memoir of the Author. In Two Volumes |
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NEW YEAR'S DAY.
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Another year is passed away,Blithe sounds I hear, gay forms I see;
To some this is a joyful day;
It brings no joy to me.
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Whilst others hope that future yearsMay be unclouded as the last,
I dread the future, and with tears
Look back upon the past.
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To them the dawning year may giveA scene of joy, a place of rest;
Whilst all for whom they wish to live
Are living, and are blest.
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But I possess no cheering thoughtOf present or of future bliss;
The former year that sorrow brought
Which cast a gloom on this.
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The festive scene which Christmas brings,When music, mirth, and dance combine,
Must all be melancholy things
To hearts oppressed like mine.
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They call to mind the festive scene,The pleasures of a former year;
They tell us too what might have been,
Had one we loved been here.
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And when around us we remarkEach gaudy dress, each gay pursuit;
Our mournful garb appears more dark,
Our sorrows more acute.
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