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And O the joy that is never won,But follows and follows the journeying sun,
By marsh and tide, by meadow and stream,A will-o’-the-wind, a light-o’-dream,
Delusion afar, delight anear,From morrow to morrow, from year to year,
A jack-o’-lantern, a fairy fire,A dare, a bliss, and a desire!
The racy smell of the forest loam,When the stealthy, sad-heart leaves go home;
(O leaves, O leaves, I am one with you,Of the mould and the sun and the wind and the dew!)
The broad gold wake of the afternoon;The silent fleck of the cold new moon;
The sound of the hollow sea’s releaseFrom stormy tumult to starry peace;
With only another league to wend;And two brown arms at the journey’s end!
These are the joys of the open road—For him who travels without a load.

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