7 Inspirational Poems For The New Year
Be encouraged by these inspirational poems to embrace the New Year with hope and optimism.
Updated November 29, 2025, by Catherine Pulsifer
As the calendar turns and a new year begins, it brings with it a sense of excitement and anticipation. The New Year is a time to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and look forward to what lies ahead. It’s a fresh start, a blank page waiting for the story of your life to unfold. Inspirational poems for the New Year serve as reminders that we have the power to shape our future, guided by hope, faith, and the lessons learned from the year before.
Each poem here is meant to inspire and motivate, encouraging you to move forward with confidence, optimism, and a heart full of expectations. Whether you’re facing challenges or celebrating new beginnings, these words will uplift your spirit and help you embrace the opportunities that the New Year holds. Let these poems remind you that no matter what the future brings, you can face it with courage and a renewed sense of purpose.
Let The New Year Be
Poet: Unknown
Let the New Year be to you
As a childish playmate new,
Stealing suddenly among
Apple-boughs that overhung.
Greet him half in confidence,
Half as ready for defence!
Is he come to tease or play?
Will he give or take away?
Let him come as friend or foe!
No New Year can overthrow
This our friendship that has grown
From the years that now are flown
New Year Poems
An inspirational poem that reminds us none of us can see what the future holds. But trusting in God will see us through any situation.
Look To The Future
Poet: J. S. Ogilvie
We cannot look into the future,
We cannot tell if the New Year,
Will bring us fresh sorrows to mourn o'er,
Or bring us new blessings to cheer.
But an all-seeing God is above us,
Who knows what for each one is best,
Who in this world will care for and love us,
And bring us at last to our rest.
Christian Poems For The New Year
A New Year’s Call
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
The New Year calls, a chance to rise,
With open hearts and hopeful eyes.
Leave the past behind, step bold and free,
The best is yet, for you to see.
Embrace each moment, face each day,
With hope and strength along the way.
The future's bright, the path is clear,
This is your time - begin the year!
One year ends another begins. In this inspirational poem, John Imrie describes feelings we have as one year finishes and we look forward to the New Year. We say goodbye to a year gone by, some of us are happy to see the year end, and others are sad to see another year gone.
John talks about
the seasons and how they come and go, with happiness and sorrow. And with the new year coming we always hope that we have
become wiser by learning from past lessons. To summarize, in John Imrie's poem
there is hope in a New Year, hope for a good year!
The Old Year And The New
Poet: John Imrie
Listen to the midnight bell,
Tolling out the old year's knell,
O'er our hearts there comes a spell
Such as when we say — ''Farewell!"
As we ponder o'er the past.
Eyes are dim and overcast,
Silent falls full many a tear
As we part with thee — Old Year!
Seasons come and seasons go,
Summer's flowers and Winter's snow,
Like the ocean's ebb and flow, —
Joy and pain, and weal and woe!
Birthday greetings — glad and gay-
Wedded hearts were linked for aye,
Not a churchyard but a mound
Tells what reaper Death has found.
Yet we welcome thee, New Year,
And approach thee without fear,
Though we know not what may be
Portion'd out for us in thee;
Let us hope, and watch, and pray,
Growing wiser day by day;
Learning lessons from the past,
As this year may be our last!
Though the Old Year now must go,
Shrouded in a sheet of snow!
May the snow an emblem be
Of the New Year's purity!
As our footsteps in the snow
Show the path we wish to go,
May each day our record be —
Coming nearer, God, to Thee!
Famous New Year Poems
The inspirational poem below is great to send to someone you have been thinking about but are unable to see.
At The End Of The Year
Poet: Agnes Davenport Bond
I cannot let the old year die
Without a thought of you
Without a wish for Christmas joys,
And New Year Blessings too.
It is a time when all the world
Seems like a joyous choir,
That reaches out to spread good will,
And wakens with desire.
It is a time when friends and kin
Meet round a common board,
To share the love and fellowship
That happy days afford.
And now my warmest wishes go
To loved ones and to friends
That peace and joy be in your hearts
And love that never ends.
New Years Blessings
Moving forward means leaving the past in the past. Let this inspirational poem be one that reminds you that your attitude plays an important part in your success and how your year will play out.
Forgive The Past, Live The Future
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
Before us is a brand new year,
to live as we choose
Our attitude will determine
if we win or lose.
Leave the year behind with
its ups and downs,
Don't dwell on the
smiles and especially the frowns.
Look forward to a brand new year,
a year of a brand-new start
A year to achieve your goals
and life to take part.
A Golden Time
Poet: J. S. Ogilvie
O childhood is a golden time,
When all the world is bright,
When sunshine comes with every morn,
Sweet dreams with every night.
Were I a fairy, I would give
To thee a magic kiss,
That should ensure for the New Year,
As fair a time as this.
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Conclusion
As you step into a new year, may these poems remind you that every day is a chance to grow, to learn, and to move forward with hope. No matter what the past held, you can choose a fresh direction and trust that good things are ahead. Let the words you have read encourage your heart, strengthen your spirit, and inspire you to welcome each moment with faith and optimism. May this new year bring renewed courage, bright possibilities, and many reasons to be thankful.
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