--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Kleinman, Bertha A. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 27 number: 3 published: 1924-01 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: "Bertha A. Kleinman, “A New Year Thought,” *Improvement Era 27, no. 3 (January 1924)*: 187–187." source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2703unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera2703unse start_page: 187 end_page: 187 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1924-01) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2703unse publication_year: 1924 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1924, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # A New Year Thought Improvement Era Vol. XXVII JANUARY, 1924 No. 3. A NEW YEAR THOUGHT By Bertha A. Kleinman I build no plans for the rainy day, Lest, born of my self-same plan, My sunny day should turn to grey And answer me, ban for ban. I sing no song to the lonely trail, Lest somewhere my doleful tone Shall gather the notes of a dirging wail, And leave me singing alone. I scheme no scheme for the friendless years, Lest into the day, somehow, Some cryptic spell shall weave my fears And sever my friendships now. Why plan for days when rain must fall — For dirge and doubt and snare! I dream my dream of the good things all That are mine, if I build them there. Entered at the Post Office, Salt Lake City, Utah, as second class matter. Ac- ceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized on July 2, 1918, $2 per annum. Address Room 406 Church Office Building, Salt Lake City, Utah.