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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RUTS, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: I count the wrinkles in the road
Last Line: Whose track alone is here.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Roads; Paths; Trails
First Line: I count the wrinkles in the road
Last Line: Whose track alone is here.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Roads; Paths; Trails
I count the wrinkles in the road,
As men are wont to trace
The ravages of Time and Thought
Upon a human face.
Such are the vestiges of feet
That day by day appear,
And such of sightless memories
Whose track alone is here.
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