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And O the joy that is never won,
But follows and follows the journeying sun,
But follows and follows the journeying sun,
By marsh and tide, by meadow and stream,
A will-o’-the-wind, a light-o’-dream,
A will-o’-the-wind, a light-o’-dream,
Delusion afar, delight anear,
From morrow to morrow, from year to year,
From morrow to morrow, from year to year,
A jack-o’-lantern, a fairy fire,
A dare, a bliss, and a desire!
A dare, a bliss, and a desire!
The racy smell of the forest loam,
When the stealthy, sad-heart leaves go home;
When the stealthy, sad-heart leaves go home;
(O leaves, O leaves, I am one with you,
Of the mould and the sun and the wind and the dew!)
Of the mould and the sun and the wind and the dew!)
The broad gold wake of the afternoon;
The silent fleck of the cold new moon;
The silent fleck of the cold new moon;
The sound of the hollow sea’s release
From stormy tumult to starry peace;
From stormy tumult to starry peace;
With only another league to wend;
And two brown arms at the journey’s end!
And two brown arms at the journey’s end!
These are the joys of the open road—
For him who travels without a load.
For him who travels without a load.
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