Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TRAILS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES


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First Line: He leaves his silver trail behind
Last Line: And never see their golden trails.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Roads; Paths; Trails


He leaves his silver trail behind,
But has no silver on his way;
His path is rough, and sometimes dark,
And troubles come by night and day:
Slowly he moves – this humble snail –
And never sees his silver trail.

So, men who give us golden lines
Have written them in blood and sweat,
Time never turns a thought to gold,
Unless a tear has made it wet:
They suffer – like these humble snails –
And never see their golden trails.





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