Living

Good-By, Old Year

by James Whitcomb Riley 1849–1916

From The Old Soldier's Story (1915)

Living

Good-by, Old Year!
Good-by!
We have been happy--you and I;
We have been glad in many ways;
And now, that you have come to die,
Remembering our happy days,
'Tis hard to say, "Good-by--
Good-by, Old Year!
Good-by!"

Good-by, Old Year!
Good-by!
We have seen sorrow--you and I--
Such hopeless sorrow, grief and care,
That now, that you have come to die,
Remembering our old despair,
'Tis sweet to say, "Good-by--
Good-by, Old Year!
Good-by!"

MLA

Riley, James Whitcomb. “Good-By, Old Year.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/447/.

Chicago

Riley, James Whitcomb. “Good-By, Old Year.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/447/.

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