Song Of The Vagabond
What is the road of the vagabond?
The wild-goose trail that leads beyond,
The path of the wind and the river's bend,
And the star that beckons to the Journey's End.
Who are his friends? The sun and the moon,
The crying gull and the laughing loon,
The tall lone pine by a mountain stream,
A mongrel dog (or friend), and his God . . . and a dream.
Who are his loves? A chance met miss,
A lingering moment, a careless kiss,
He lost real love when he said farewell
And followed the sound of the gypsy bell.
What is his song as he wanders by?
It starts with a laugh and ends with a sigh,
It's strangely bitter and oddly sweet,
And its rythyms follow his restless feet.
What is he hunting . . . what does he seek?
A nameless valley beyond a peak
Where "Fool's Gold" gleams in the white quicksand
Of the river that flows through Never Land.
Who will mourn for him when he dies?
Maybe the clouds in the windswept skies,
Maybe a crow on a dead tree limb,
And the lonely dog (or friend) that followed him.
Why does he wander . . . why does he go?
Ask the wind what makes it blow.
Ask the river what makes it flow.
But don't ask him . . . for he doesn't know.
Don Blanding
Songs of the Seven Senses, 1931
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