Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, VAGRANTS, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR


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VAGRANTS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Long time ago, we two set out
Last Line: But no. We wander, aimless, vagrant!
Subject(s): Wandering & Wanderers; Wanderlust; Vagabonds; Tramps; Hoboes


LONG time ago, we two set out,
My soul and I.
I know not why,
For all our way was dim with doubt.
I know not where
We two may fare:
Though still with every changing weather,
We wander, groping on together.

We do not love, we are not friends,
My soul and I.
He lives a lie;
Untruth lines every way he wends.
A scoffer he
Who jeers at me:
And so, my comrade and my brother,
We wander on and hate each other.

Ay, there be taverns and to spare,
Beside the road;
But some strange goad
Lets me not stop to taste their fare.
Knew I the goal
Toward which my soul
And I made way, hope made life fragrant:
But no. We wander, aimless, vagrant!





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