]> 2026-04-20T09:13:00+02:00 The Traffic of Life 0 en https://archive.org/details/motorland1922/page/n445/mode/2up Poetry Motor Land 16 The Traffic of Life 1922 2026-04-09T12:26:18Z 2461140.0182639 The Traffic of Life https://archive.org/details/motorland1922/page/n445/mode/2up Fraser, Vonard Property:Has author Property:Has genre Property:Has journal Property:Has publisher Property:Has year of publication Property:Has page range Property:Has additional information Bibliographic Information Author Fraser, Vonard Genre Poetry Journal or Book Motor Land Publisher - Year of Publication 1922 Pages 16 Additional information https://archive.org/details/motorland1922/page/n445/mode/2up Through the forest aisles to the silver sea, To the crest of the sun-kissed hills, As the motor sings on the Open Road And the heart of all nature thrills. forest ocean topography music sound personification road scenery There’s a subtle lure in the summer air, Wherever the road may lead, And a power that throbs with the pulsing gears— What a joy in the Age of Speed! car part power speed pleasure road personification haptic summer There’s a pleasure here that our fathers knew At the pull of the dappled greys, Or the Roman lord with his Arab steed As he basked in the public gaze. animal From the snow-clad peaks of the Siskiyous To the warmth of the southern sun, Over roads that wind through the marts of trade, Does the traffic of pleasure run. snow sunshine driving mountain scenery traffic pleasure And we laugh at Time as the tardy Hours In their gallop from Day’s red dawn Are outdistanced far in the swift-sped race By this product of brain and brawn. animal metaphor technology car speed lt’s the key to health and a newer life, Where the treasures of Nature lie, As the seasons pass from the Spring’s sweet breath To the chill of the Winter's sigh. health spring winter And the dream of man is a broader dream With the span of his life’s increase, And the throbbing pulse of the motor car Bears him nearer the haunts of Peace. health agency haptic car And the country calls to the city-bred, "Come away from the fields of strife, For a breath of air from the snow-clad peaks In the traffic of Joy is Life.” rural urban traffic 0 0 plainlist 1 [[:The Traffic of Life]] The Traffic of Life# QUERY7286172221848cf32d5dff1beecec710 0 Poetry Motor Land forest ocean topography music sound personification road scenery 1 <div class="poem"> <p>Through the forest aisles to the silver sea,<br /> To the crest of the sun-kissed hills,<br /> As the motor sings on the Open Road<br /> And the heart of all nature thrills. </p> </div> 1922 The Traffic of Life# 7da8b6860faec96c64001e3386ebb734 0 Poetry Motor Land car part power speed pleasure road personification haptic summer 2 <div class="poem"> <p>There’s a subtle lure in the summer air,<br /> Wherever the road may lead,<br /> And a power that throbs with the pulsing gears—<br /> What a joy in the Age of Speed! </p> </div> 1922 The Traffic of Life# 1f4456ae07bbd9240141e0d0085c9384 0 Poetry Motor Land animal 3 <div class="poem"> <p>There’s a pleasure here that our fathers knew<br /> At the pull of the dappled greys,<br /> Or the Roman lord with his Arab steed<br /> As he basked in the public gaze. </p> </div> 1922 The Traffic of Life# 90bf22d3dd75a5b8021fb40b1ff003d2 0 Poetry Motor Land snow sunshine driving mountain scenery traffic pleasure 4 <div class="poem"> <p>From the snow-clad peaks of the Siskiyous<br /> To the warmth of the southern sun,<br /> Over roads that wind through the marts of trade,<br /> Does the traffic of pleasure run. </p> </div> 1922 The Traffic of Life# ae9a8ad07a3a8154718f7bd1570f3fb2 0 Poetry Motor Land animal metaphor technology car speed 5 <div class="poem"> <p>And we laugh at Time as the tardy Hours<br /> In their gallop from Day’s red dawn<br /> Are outdistanced far in the swift-sped race<br /> By this product of brain and brawn. </p> </div> 1922 The Traffic of Life# 84bc55bbdae421f31d4ce5c9bda8b944 0 Poetry Motor Land health spring winter 6 <div class="poem"> <p>lt’s the key to health and a newer life,<br /> Where the treasures of Nature lie,<br /> As the seasons pass from the Spring’s sweet breath<br /> To the chill of the Winter's sigh. </p> </div> 1922 The Traffic of Life# c507220ddba7a4c3cada36f9f0ff2b40 0 Poetry Motor Land health agency haptic car 7 <div class="poem"> <p>And the dream of man is a broader dream<br /> With the span of his life’s increase,<br /> And the throbbing pulse of the motor car<br /> Bears him nearer the haunts of Peace. </p> </div> 1922 The Traffic of Life# e128ab8e3dbbeefd1a6c28dd488873b9 0 Poetry Motor Land rural urban traffic 8 <div class="poem"> <p>And the country calls to the city-bred,<br /> "Come away from the fields of strife,<br /> For a breath of air from the snow-clad peaks<br /> In the traffic of Joy is Life.” </p> </div> 1922 The Traffic of Life# c21ffb2d86b02efb76f999a251f0cf2e Has parent page 102 en Has parent page