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Poems (Curwen)/The New Year

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4489678Poems — The New YearAnnie Isabel Curwen
The New Year.
TO MY OLD FRIEND.

Another milestone reached to-day
By you and I:
Dear, as we older grow, how fast
The precious moments fly!
It seems but yesterday I sent
Fond greeting unto thee;
And, lo! another year has passed
Into eternity.

Oft—in the years agone—hast thou
My lagging footsteps spurred,
And, with a kindly word or smile,
My fainting spirit cheered;
And tho' we clasp not hands to-day,
As we were wont to do,
I know your thoughts will fly to me
As mine have flown to you.

We've said "Farewell" to the old year,
And "Welcome" to the new;
And now, with added zeal, let's each
Our different paths pursue:
For each must start afresh to-day
Another mile to tread,
Not knowing what lies in our path,
What trouble looms ahead.

But let us cheerfully set out
Upon life's chequered road,
Grateful for all the mercies past,
Still trusting in our God;
Thankful for sweet communion, tho'
Some hands we have not clasped,
Knowing that they will meet our own
When the last milestone's pass'd.