"Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose.
Henceforth I ask not good-fortune—I myself am good fortune;
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
Strong and content, I travel the open road."
-----Song of the Open Road
"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."
"Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged,
Missing me one place search another,
I stop somewhere waiting for you."
--- A Song of Myself
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose.
Henceforth I ask not good-fortune—I myself am good fortune;
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
Strong and content, I travel the open road."
-----Song of the Open Road
"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."
"Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged,
Missing me one place search another,
I stop somewhere waiting for you."
--- A Song of Myself