The Last day of the year The year is about to end Is like a snake creeping into a field. You have no sooner seen it Then it has half disappeared. It is gone and its trouble is gone with it. Maybe I will have accomplished More next New Year's Eve. I should. I am still young and full of confidence. The poet uses a simile that compares the passing year with a snake creeping into a field. detailed analysis of this phrase, exploring different meanings it might suggest about the naw feelings.