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Poem
December 31, 1896
Greenbrier Independent
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A lyrical farewell to the Old Year, personified as departing amid winter's snow, with friends eager for the New Year to arrive.
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FAREWELL, OLD YEAR.
Farewell, Old Year! Old Year, farewell!
Though dear thou art unto my heart,
Stern fate has tolled thy passing bell.
And we forevermore must part.
Thy time has come! Thy voice is dumb!
And flowers that once bedecked thy
brow,
Leafless and scentless, cold and numb,
Are lying 'neath the snowdrifts now.
The friends that owned thee in thy youth
The best of all that yet has been,
Now wish thee gone, and long, in sooth,
To bring that new successor in.
So since 'tis fated thou must go
With dark oblivion's train to dwell,
Oh, crowned with juniper and snow,
Farewell, Old Year!" Old Year, farewell!
Farewell, Old Year! Old Year, farewell!
Though dear thou art unto my heart,
Stern fate has tolled thy passing bell.
And we forevermore must part.
Thy time has come! Thy voice is dumb!
And flowers that once bedecked thy
brow,
Leafless and scentless, cold and numb,
Are lying 'neath the snowdrifts now.
The friends that owned thee in thy youth
The best of all that yet has been,
Now wish thee gone, and long, in sooth,
To bring that new successor in.
So since 'tis fated thou must go
With dark oblivion's train to dwell,
Oh, crowned with juniper and snow,
Farewell, Old Year!" Old Year, farewell!
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Farewell Old Year
New Year
Winter Snow
Passing Time
Personification Year
Poem Details
Title
Farewell, Old Year.
Subject
Farewell To The Old Year
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Farewell, Old Year! Old Year, Farewell!
Stern Fate Has Tolled Thy Passing Bell.
And Flowers That Once Bedecked Thy Brow,
Leafless And Scentless, Cold And Numb,
Oh, Crowned With Juniper And Snow,