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Riddle: Which word is the odd one out: BAIL, FAIL, PAIL, RAIL, SAIL, TAIL?Answer: FAIL is the odd one out because it does not have a homophone. BAIL..
Riddle: There are four cards in front of you. You don't know the suits, but that's not important. Assume that all of the following statements are..
January Drought
By Conor O'CallaghanIt needn’t be tinder, this juncture of the year,   a cigarette second guessed from car to brush.   The woods’ parchment is..
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A Pumpkin at New Year’s
 By Sandra McPhersonHeads were rolling down the highway in high slat trucks.   I knew it was time to buy you and found you,The last sphere unscarred..
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Grayed In
 By Martha CollinsJanuary 20091Snow fallen, another goinggone, new come in, openthe door:                  each night I growyoung, my friends are..
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Year’s End Play Audio
By Richard WilburNow winter downs the dying of the year,   And night is all a settlement of snow;From the soft street the rooms of houses show   A..
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To the New Year
 By W. S. MerwinWith what stillness at lastyou appear in the valleyyour first sunlight reaching downto touch the tips of a fewhigh leaves that do not..
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New Year's Poem
 By Margaret AvisonThe Christmas twigs crispen and needles rattleAlong the window-ledge.             A solitary pearlShed from the necklace spilled..
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Mild is the Parting Year
 By Walter Savage LandorMild is the parting year, and sweetThe odour of the falling spray;Life passes on more rudely fleet,And balmless is its..
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After the Gentle Poet Kobayashi Issa
 By Robert HassNew Year’s morning—everything is in blossom!      I feel about average.   A huge frog and I   staring at each other,      neither of..
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on new year’s eve
 By Evie Shockley       we make midnight a maquette of the year:frostlight glinting off snow to solemnize       the vows we offer to ourselves in..
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Snowfall
 By Ravi ShankarParticulate as ash, new year's first snow fallsupon peaked roofs, car hoods, undulant hills,in imitation of motion that moves the..
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December 31st
 By Richard HoffmanAll my undone actions wandernaked across the calendar, a band of skinny hunter-gatherers,blown snow scattered here and..
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New Year’s Day
 By Kim AddonizioThe rain this morning falls   on the last of the snowand will wash it away. I can smell   the grass again, and the torn leavesbeing..
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Burning the Old Year
 By Naomi Shihab NyeLetters swallow themselves in seconds.   Notes friends tied to the doorknob,   transparent scarlet paper,sizzle like moth..
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A FRESH START
A full heartA fresh startA time to start things over.A new dayThe sun’s raysA lucky four-leaf clover.A real rhymeA good time.For sure one thing is..
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A NEW DAY
The day is new.The year is, too.It’s time to start anew.We celebrate the night beforeand then know what to do.We start with resolutions,ways to make..
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HAPPY NEW  YEAR (I THINK)
It’s really not the biggest deal.At least, this is the way I feel.It happens at the end of December.The holidays past; it’s time to remember.It’s..
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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
I promise to help in the kitchen.I promise to keep my room clean.I promise to do all my homework each day,And I promise to never be mean.I promise to..
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Religious New Year Wishes
May God bless you and your family with a year full of health, happiness, and prosperity.Wishing you confidence, faith, and success in all that you do..
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Funny New Year Wishes
Wishing you 12 months of success, 52 weeks of laughter, 365 days of fun, and countless moments of joy.Many look forward to the New Year for a fresh..
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Romantic New Year Wishes
Happy New Year to the love of my life—here’s to a year of laughter, love, and adventure.May 2026 bring us closer, deepen our love, and fill our days..
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New Year Wishes for Coworkers & Bosses
Wishing you a successful and prosperous New Year filled with achievements and growth.May 2026 bring teamwork, innovation, and rewarding opportunities..
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New Year Wishes For Family
You made last year special—may 2026 bring even more joy to your life.Life changes, but my New Year wish for you remains: health, happiness, and..
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New Year Wishes for Friends
Knowing you has been a masterclass in friendship—wishing you joy and warmth in 2026.Another year has passed—may courage, hope, and love guide you in..
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