I've known the glaze and glamour, The glory and the fret, The quiet and the clamor, The languors and the sweat; The roaming winds have thrilled me With longing and desire. The wanderlust has filled me With fervor and with fire. I've seen the deeds and dreaming, I've seen the truth and lies, And I have seen love gleaming In my belovèd's eyes. Life's savor, sweet or bitter, I've tasted in my time. I've known the glow and glitter, The prose and yet the rhyme. Yet now the game is over And I am gray and bent Still, still you see a rover Who cannot be content. For somewhere "over yonder" Beyond the starry pale There still are roads to wander And I must hit the trail! |