Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A WAYFARING SONG, by HENRY VAN DYKE



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First Line: O who will walk a mile with me
Last Line: And then? -- farewell, we shall meet again!
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Variant Title(s): A Mile With Me
Subject(s): Friendship


O Who will walk a mile with me
Along life's merry way?
A comrade blithe and full of glee,
Who dares to laugh out loud and free,
And let his frolic fancy play,
Like a happy child, through the flowers gay
That fill the field and fringe the way
Where he walks a mile with me.
And who will walk a mile with me
Along life's weary way?
A friend whose heart has eyes to see
The stars shine out o'er the darkening lea,
And the quiet rest at the end o' the day, --
A friend who knows, and dares to say,
The brave, sweet words that cheer the way
Where he walks a mile with me.
With such a comrade, such a friend,
I fain would walk till journeys end,
Through summer sunshine, winter rain,
And then? -- Farewell, we shall meet again!




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