Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO ONE WHO WALKS THE HIGHROAD, by BERNICE LESBIA KENYON


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TO ONE WHO WALKS THE HIGHROAD, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Think no thought of her
Last Line: What is any woman's whim?
Alternate Author Name(s): Gilkyson, Walter, Mrs.
Subject(s): Love - Complaints; Wandering & Wanderers; Wanderlust; Vagabonds; Tramps; Hoboes


THINK no thought of her
Whatsoever,
Foolish wanderer,
If you still have hope to find
Any peace within your mind.

She is vain and frail—
(I know her!)
She will fade and fail;
As a bloodroot blown apart
She will scatter from your heart.

Go—in glades of fern
Seek cover,
Lest the sun burn—
Lest the river drown you deep
In its shadows full of sleep.

Where the leaves are cool,
Dew-crested,
Near a still pool,
With the moving, watching things,
Listen to their whisperings;

But be silent. Stand
Deep rooted.
Clasp with either hand
Saplings, tall and thin of stem;
Lean upon the strength of them.

Let them bear the weight
Of your longing;
They are tall and straight...
In their province, green and dim,
What is any woman's whim?





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