Leave tarnished sorrow, disappointment, doubt,
Old worry, prejudice, defeat and fear
Heaped like a cast-off weary load outside
The shining portal of another year.

Untraveled hills and valleys gleam beyond
That wayfarers attain with mounting zest.
Who bears no useless burden from the past
Will find the miles ahead are always best.

Leave tarnished sorrow, disappointment, doubt,
— Old worry, prejudice, defeat and fear
Heaped like a cast-off weary load outside
— The shining portal of another year.

Untraveled hills and valleys gleam beyond
— That wayfarers attain with mounting zest.
Who bears no useless burden from the past
— Will find the miles ahead are always best.