Hard At Work

For me the diamond dawns are set
In rings of beauty,
And all my ways are dewy wet
With pleasant duty.

~John Townsend Trowbridge

A New Beginning Together

And ye, who have met with Adversity's blast,
And been bow'd to the earth by its fury;
To whom the Twelve Months, that have recently pass'd
Were as harsh as a prejudiced jury -
Still, fill to the Future! and join in our chime,
The regrets of remembrance to cozen,
And having obtained a New Trial of Time,
Shout in hopes of a kindlier dozen.

~Thomas Hood

Happy New Year, Everyone!