New Years PoemsFree New Years poems, poetry, greetings, New Year toasts, New Years Eve poems, Happy New Year wish poems, New Years resolution verses, a Christian New Year poem, a New Year prayer and a New Year song. New Years poetry is often a general greeting card greeting, like this New Years wish. It's a Happy New Year poem. May every great new day Bring you sweet surprises-- A happiness buffet. And when the new year’s done, May the next year be even better, Full of pleasure, joy and fun. On this page, you’ll find free New Year greetings and New Year poetry for New Year cards and e-cards, New Years toasts, a rhyme for a New Year's Eve party invitation, and one about a New Years Eve party, plus two New Years resolution verses. Note: I know New Year's is supposed to have an apostrophe, but most people don't type it that way into their search box. So to let people find this page, I have put the term in all three ways that people search for what's here. New Years poems for greeting cards should carry a happy message. This New Year poem is perfect for a regular New Year card or a New Years e-card. As a new year starts and an old one ends, We contemplate what brought us joy, And we think of our loved ones and our friends. Remembering how they enriched our lives, We reflect upon who really counts, As the fresh and bright new year arrives. I/we immediately think of you. please see our Terms of Use for permission details. Happy New Years poems are often in the form of a New Years wish. Here’s a general Happy New Year wish poem that can be sent to just about anyone. Is for your best year yet, A year where life is peaceful, And what you want, you get. The past year’s memories, And live your life each new day, Full of bright expectancies. With happiness galore; And when it’s done, I wish you Happy New Year, and many more. New Years poems are often New Years resolution poems, like the following New Year poem. To start our lives anew; This time we’ll leap old barriers To have a real breakthrough. And then we’ll take one more, Our unlimited potential We’ll totally explore. Everyone will be inspired; (Whew! While I’m writing this, I’m getting very tired.) We’ll read and learn a lot, All our goals will be accomplished, Sigh...or maybe not. Funny New Years poems can talk about the futility of setting goals for the new year. This New Year resolution poem doesn't take itself seriously. To be better this year than the last. And I work very hard; the rules hardly get bent, But this discipline gets old so fast! Just watch how I do and you’ll see! I’m not going to have yet another blowout; I’ll be good as I know I can be. If I weaken and fall on my ast, I’ll be thankful again that you’ll help me along As you have during all new years past. New Year’s poems are often used on greeting cards. That’s what this free verse New Year poem was written for, as a New Year greeting message, but it could be just a general New Years Day poem as well. we wish you the best year you’ve ever had, and that each New Year will be better than the last. May you realize your fondest dreams and take time to recognize and enjoy each and every blessing. And many more! Looking for New Year greeting words for your card? This free verse New Years poetry talks about priorities for the coming year, as many New Year poems do. A clean slate on which to write our hopes and dreams. This year: Less time and energy on things; More time and energy on people. All of life’s best rewards, deepest and finest feelings, greatest satisfactions, Come from people-- People like you. Here’s another New Years wish that would fit nicely on a greeting card. It's a New Year wish designed to make the recipient feel valued. Pieces of time all in a row. As we live our life, each second and minute, We know we’re privileged to have you in it. Our appreciation never ends For our greatest blessings: our family and friends. New Years poems can be about a variety of New Year subjects. The following two New Year poems are related to New Year's Eve parties. You can break up New Years poems, if you like, and just use the parts that work for you. Choose the stanzas from this New Years poem that relate to your New Year’s Eve party and leave the others out. We’re planning quite a bash. We need to have you here. So it will be a smash! We hope that you can make it. So help us make our party fun, Or we might have to fake it! And what you want to drink. And we’ll provide the other stuff, Including the kitchen sink! We’ll smile and shout "Whoopee!" So sit right down and phone us With your kind R.S.V.P! New Years poems can be about a variety of subjects, but New Year's Eve parties are often the subject of New Year poems. This New Years Eve poem describes a fantasy New Years Eve party. I’m sure looking forward to lots of good cheer. I’ll be all dressed up in my snazziest best, So I won’t disappear in the crowd like the rest. There are several guys hanging from high ceiling beams. The guy in the lampshade looks ready to go, As the girl on his shoulders shouts, "Giddyup Joe!" And they yell out my name while they bang a brass gong. We laugh and we frolic, we dance and we sing, (Is that my grandmother out there on the swing?) Well, that’s how I dreamed it, while sleeping last night. I’m thinking about you and wish you were here, So I’m sending this poem to say Happy New Year! New Year SongIn my opinion, New Year’s songs should be upbeat, positive and happy, like this one. New Years songs should be sung to familiar melodies. The well-known melody of part of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, commonly known as "Ode To Joy," is used for this New Year's song. If you are not familiar with this melody, or if you need harmony parts and accompaniment, the melody has also been used for a popular hymn, called "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee." You can find it in most Protestant hymn books. The melody for this New Years song is the in the public domain, and in my hymn book, there is no copyright notice on the harmony parts and accompaniment, although it is always your responsibility to check that out. Family, friends and colleagues, too. May this new year be your best yet, Happiness the whole year through. In a toast to everyone. To the old year now behind us, To the new year, just begun. New Years ToastsThese next three New Years poems in free verse are designed for New Year's toasts. Choose the lines you like from each New Year poem to make your special New Year toast. This New Years poem, a New Year toast, sees the coming twelve months as a gift. that’s almost past its expiration date—2008. We all had some surprises, didn’t we? Some good, some distressing. Let’s use everything we got from our experiences, everything we learned, to enrich the new year. a gift we haven’t opened yet. May its bright, shiny package contain even more than we hope for.
let’s appreciate fully what we already have— the blessings we take for granted. Make a list, and check it twice. (wave glass around to encompass the whole group) who are putting up with my toast; I hope in the new year you see yourselves the way I see you: intelligent, interesting, and likable. May it give a whole new meaning to the phrase, "the good life." New Years poems should focus on the positive, as this New Years toast does. And upbeat New Years poem like this one is always welcome. May the good times live on in our memories, and may we learn lessons from the troubling times that will make us stronger and better than ever. For each and every one of you, may it be filled with significant steps toward the fulfillment of your fondest wishes. let us focus on our goals and work toward our dreams, and yet (smile) let’s all try to go with the flow a little more and stress a little less. (wave glass around to encompass the whole group) here’s to all of you. Appreciate yourselves and each other in the new year as I appreciate all of you now. Let’s focus on each other’s good points and choose to overlook minor annoyances to create mutual happiness and contentment in 2009. New Year toasts can be in the form of New Years poetry. They can rhyme or they can be in free verse, like this New Years poem, which is an all-purpose New Years Toast for your New Years Eve party. May it bring more joy and success And less grief and regret. May we never stop believing in them And taking the actions that will make them a reality. May we take the time to let them know How much it means to us To have them in our lives. Give more and need less. And whenever we can, Let us create harmony and peace. Let us start fresh, right now, To make this the very best year ever. For the many people who are typing into their search box Christian New Years poems or religious New Years poems, here is a New Year poem that may fill those requests. To better serve my Lord? I’ll read my Bible every day, And be more in accord. I’ll love my neighbor, too. I’ll focus on "give" instead of "get" In everything I do. Angry feelings I’ll discard; I’ll try to love my enemies, Even though it’s hard. Instead of putting them down. I’ll fill my heart with love and joy, And never wear a frown. I’ll put it all in His hands; I’ll repent and try to sin less, And obey all His commands. Are difficult, at best, But there’s something I can do each day That will put my soul at rest: With all my mind and soul, And if I do that essential thing, All the rest will be in control. New Year PrayerNew Years poems can be religious. New Year prayer is one of the top New Year's search terms, so this New Years poem in free verse is a New Years prayer. In the new year, we pray that You will guide us each new day in paths that are pleasing to You. Lord, the new year gives us another chance to rededicate our lives to You, to study Your Word so that we know right from wrong and to act in accordance with Your commands. Thank You for the sense of direction, purpose and peace we get from aligning our lives with Your Holy will. We pray for the strength and the will to obey You each and every day of the new year, and when we fail, we pray for Your mercy, Your compassion, Your grace and Your love. Help us in the new year to be Your faithful servants. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen. If you found a poem you like |