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The Year's First Day

The Year's First Day

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Sheela Clary
Jan 01, 2025
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The year’s first day is full of rain.

My dog will stay in bed

I’ll sit nearby and rhymings strain

To rouse my sleepy head

Our tree is here, still full of lights

Which now feel dull and moot.

The gifts are gone, the floor’s in sight,

Divided, all the loot.

We’ll keep things bright another day

Keep up the boughs of pine

We’ll let their woodsy,…

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