FRIENDS and loves we have none, nor wealth, nor blest abode, But the hope, the burning hope, and the road, the lonely road. Not for us are content, and quiet, and peace of mind, For we go seeking cities that we shall never find. There is no solace on earth for us — for such as we — Who search for the hidden beauty that eyes may never see. Only the road and the dawn, the sun, the wind, the rain, And the watch-fire under stars, and sleep, and the road again. We seek the city of God, and the haunt where beauty dwells, And we find the noisy mart and the sound of burial bells. Never the golden city, where radiant people meet, But the dolorous town where mourners are going about the street. We travel the dusty road till the light of the day is dim And sunset shows us spires away on the world's rim. We travel from dawn to dusk, till the day is past and by, Seeking the Holy City beyond the rim of the sky. Friends and loves we have none, nor wealth nor blest abode, But the hope, the burning hope, and the road, the lonely road. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE NEW FORCES OF CONSCIENCE UNDER THE LONG PARLIAMENT by JOHN MILTON A SAD, SAD STORY by MOTHER GOOSE THE RECONCILEMENT by JOHN SHEFFIELD DEATH THE LEVELLER, FR. THE CONTENTION OF AJAX AND ULYSSES by JAMES SHIRLEY AS NIGHT COMES by CHARLES G. ADAMS THE LAY OF THE OLD WOMAN CLOTHED IN GREY; A LEGEND OF DOVER by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |