10 Poems About New Year's Eve

Table of Contents for Poems about New Year's Eve

• Poems Reflecting on the Past Year
• Poems Celebrating New Year's Eve
• Poems Looking Ahead to the New Year
• Spiritual Poems and Gratitude

Poems Reflecting on the Past Year

These poems invite reflection on the year gone by. They encourage looking back at the challenges faced, lessons learned, and the growth experienced over the past twelve months.


1. New Year's Eve
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   I close the book to the year behind
   It matters not what happen last year.
   The new year approaches that I can design
   I have tomorrow, the start of a new year.
   
   I determine what will be written
   on the page for each day
   I can set goals, and resolutions
   and from them not stray.
   
   New Year's Eve is a time
   to reflect and set
   The goals I want to achieve
   that I have not yet.




2. Draw To A Close
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   New Year's Eve sees last year draw to a close,
   I pause to ponder, both highs and lows.
   Lessons learned, etched deep within my core,
   What did I gain? What notions have I bore?
   
   Through calms and storms, life taught me to dance,
   Change embraced, in each fleeting chance.
   Reflecting now, I stand with newfound might,
   Grateful for growth that paved a path so bright.




New Year Quotes



3. We Pause And Ponder
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   On New Year's Eve we pause and ponder
   On challenges faced and triumphs found yonder
   Each obstacle conquered, each goal achieved
   A year of growth, love, and dreams believed
   
   In the glow of twilight as the old year departs
   We reflect with joy in our grateful hearts
   For every victory won, we raise a cheer
   New year, new adventures, new hope is here!



A "New Year's Eve Goodbye," is a  short poem to say goodbye to the old year. Reflections about what the past year has brought and what it has taught. But saying goodbye to last year is something we all do on New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve is a time when we all look back and reflect on our accomplishments and on the challenges. Some of us can't wait for the year to be over and some of us are sad to see it go. We all have good years and challenging years, but the most important thing is to learn from the challenges and not forget the good memories and happiness that we enjoyed.


4. New Year's Eve Goodbye
   Poet: Lillian E. Curtis
   
   Old year, thy weeks and months have fled away,
   Many a sunny hour and golden day,
   Mingled with shadows by the way,
   Yet now we heave a sigh:
   Many a blessing thou hast brought,
   With happiness and wisdom fraught,
   Many a lesson hast thou taught,
   But now, old year, goodbye!
   
   Oft the marriage bells have rung,
   Alike the funeral songs been sung,
   And Time his harpstrings oft has strung,
   His sacred duty to not believe
   Thou'st brought joys too bright to last,
   And some with shadows overcast,
   But thy work is in the chamber of the Past.
   Old Year, Old Year, goodbye!


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Poems Celebrating New Year's Eve

This collection celebrates the excitement and joy of New Year's Eve. From the countdown to the arrival of the new year, these poems capture the festive spirit of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new.


5. The Countdown
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   We all wait in anticipation for
   the clock to strike twelve.
   When that happens last year,
   we can put on the shelve.
   
   The countdown begins
   On New Year's Eve day.
   We celebrate the end of the year
   With a hip hip hooray.
   
   Ten, nine, eight, the countdown begins,
   Seven, six, five, we all sing
   Four, three, two we are almost there,
   One the clock now rings.
   
   Goodbye old year,
   We ring in the new
   New Year's Eve has past
   And a new year is in view.




New Year Toasts



6. We Celebrate
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   On New Year's Eve, we gather near,
   To bid farewell to the passing year.
   A special time, as we say goodbye
   A new year coming we can't stop or deny.
   
   We celebrate, we sing and cheer,
   With hope and joy, with those we hold dear.
   Reflecting on moments, both good and bad,
   The old year fades, for the new one we are glad.


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Poems Looking Ahead to the New Year

These poems focus on the hope and anticipation that comes with the new year. They emphasize setting goals, embracing new opportunities, and looking forward to the potential of the future.


7. My Book
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   New Year's Eve sees my book
   Full of last year
   But when the clock strikes twelve
   A blank book does appear.
   
   The pages are blank,
   The sheets are white
   It is up to me, what will happen
   And what I'll write.
   
   This New Year's Eve I can close
   Last years book
   From it I can heed
   The lessons I took.
   
   I can move forward to
   The new year before me
   With new achievements and
   Being the best I can be.




Year End Poem



8. With Hope
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   On New Year's Eve, with hope we gleam,
   Anticipating joys in the unseen.
   Optimism fills the air around,
   Opportunities waiting to be found.
   
   With every countdown, hearts aglow,
   A fresh beginning set to overflow.
   Excited for what the new year brings,
   An optimistic dance as our spirits sings.


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Spiritual Poems and Gratitude

This section contains poems that express gratitude for the blessings of the past year and seek spiritual guidance for the year ahead. They reflect on faith, blessings, and the promise of a renewed beginning.


9. New Year's Eve Thanks
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
   
   This New Year's Eve
   I give thanks to God above
   For the people in my life
   And for His love.
   
   I thank Him for
   The year gone by
   I lift my eyes up
   To the sky.
   
   Thanking Him for the New Year
   Which will start
   Thanking Him for all my blessings
   From the bottom of my heart.




Christian Poems For The New Year


A poem about the old and new year written by Lillian E. Curtis on December 31st, 1871:


10. On New Year's Eve 1872
    Poet:Lillian E. Curtis
    
    Old year thou art dying now,
    All thy busy days are past,
    We've gathered in this sacred place,
    To watch thee breathe thy last.
    
    What the new year will bring,
    None of us can tell,
    And it is with sadness, and with joy
    We bid thee now farewell.
    
    'Tis hard to give thee up,
    To part with thee, old year;
    Thou hast brought much joy,
    Tho' oft' the sigh and tear.
    
    Many a soul from sin and sorrow
    Thou hast helped us save,
    Hast been at the marriage altar,
    And by the open grave.
    
    And tho thou wilt soon be gone,
    And a new one we shall see,
    Amid its cares and duties,
    We shall often think of thee.
    
    Hark! 'tis the clock, one hour
    And we shall know thee no more,
    Thou will be added to the list,
    Of those that have gone before.
    
    Pause a moment, tread lightly,
    Speak soft and low,
    And breathe gently,
    The old year is dying now.
    
    Silence now reigns around,
    Scarce can we suppress a tear,
    As we watch the last breath
    Of the dying year.
    
    Old year thou art gone,
    All thy work is done,
    And once again we bid farewell
    To eighteen seventy-one.
    
    And now it is with mingled feelings,
    But friendship warm and true,
    That we extend a cordial welcome,
    To eighteen seventy-two.


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