January / H. Cordelia Ray

January

To herald in another year,
        With rhythmic note the snowflakes fall
Silently from their crystal courts,
        To answer Winter's call.
Wake, mortal! Time is winged anew!
        Call Love and Hope and Faith to fill
The chambers of thy soul to-day;
        Life hath its blessings still!

~~
H. Cordelia Ray (1852-1916)
from Poems, 1910

[Poem is in the public domain worldwide]

H. Cordelia Ray biography

Olga 1969, Porvoo, Finland,, Old City in January, 2016. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons