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| Author | Lindsay, Nicholas Vachel |
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| Genre | Poetry |
| Journal or Book | Adventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty |
| Publisher | New York: Macmillan |
| Year of Publication | 1916 |
| Pages | 99-100 |
| Additional information | - |
On the Road to Nowhere
Upon Returning to the Country Road
Even the shrewd and bitter,
Gnarled by the old world's greed,
Cherished the stranger softly
Seeing his utter need.
Shelter and patient hearing,
These were their gifts to him,
To the minstrel, grimly begging,
As the sunset-fire grew dim.
The rich said "You are welcome."
Yea, even the rich were good.
How strange that in their feasting
His songs were understood!
The doors of the poor were open,
The poor who had wandered too,
Who had slept with ne'er a roof-tree
Under the wind and dew.
The minds of the poor were open,
Their dark mistrust was dead:
They loved his wizard stories,
They bought his rhymes with bread.
Those were his days of glory,
Of faith in his fellow-men.
Therefore, to-day the singer
Turns beggar once again.
