II
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
· (no date)
Published 01/07/1880
Part of New-Year's Eve
Tonight I saw the sun set: he set and left behind
The good old year, the dear old time, and all my peace of mind;
And the Newyear's coming up, mother, but I shall never see
The blossom on the blackthorn, the leaf upon the tree.