The Old And The New
It's twelve o'clock midnight
a time to say goodbye
and a time to say hello.
A time to break the new,
a time to leave the past.
Yesterday has gone and died
today is no more a mystery
but a new chance.
A chance to better the self,
a chance to do right once more.
It's a twelve o'clock midnight
a time for mourning
and a time for rejoicing.
It's twelve o'clock midnight
a time to say goodbye
and a time to say hello.
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Submitted on October 19, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 398 |
Words | 84 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 6 |
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