New Year Poem

To leave the old with a burst of song;

 To recall the right and forgive the wrong;

 To forget the things that bind you fast

 To the vain regrets of the year that's past;

 To have the strength to let go your hold

 Of the not worthwhile of the days grown old;

 To dare go forth with a purpose true,

 To the unknown task of the year that's new;

 To help your brother along the road,

 To do his work and lift his load;

 To add your gift to the world's good cheer,

 Is to have and to give a Happy New Year.

- Author Unknown