Children's Poetry Month: The Road Goes Ever On
Sunday, February 4, 2007 at 07:07AM 
The Road Goes Ever On
by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with weary feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.The Road goes ever on and on
Out from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone
Let others follow it who can!
Let them a journey new begin,
But I at last with weary feet
Will turn towards the lighted inn,
My evening-rest and sleep to meet.
"He used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every doorstep, and every path was its tributary. 'It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,' he used to say. 'You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.'".
Photo by Chris Burke, Sydney, Australia
Children's Poetry Month, hosted at Rebecca Writes
Reader Comments (1)
Lately, I feel like I've been on this road that goes on and on. I'm getting ready to turn towards the lighted inn...
Great pick for poetry month, Kim!