Love this poem

cancel2 2022

Canceled
I sit beside the fire and think
Of all that I have seen
Of meadow flowers and butterflies
In summers that have been


Of yellow leaves and gossamer
In autumns that there were
With morning mist and silver sun
And wind upon my hair


I sit beside the fire and think
Of how the world will be
When winter comes without a spring*
That I shall ever see


For still there are so many things
That I have never seen
In every wood in every spring
There is a different green


I sit beside the fire and think
Of people long ago
And people that will see a world
That I shall never know


But all the while I sit and think
Of times there were before
I listen for returning feet
And voices at the door


J.R.R. Tolkien
 
For still there are so many things that I have never seen....and a lifetime isn't enough to see it all.
Makes me yearn for more adventure, to experience new things, to be a nomad and explore.
Thanks for posting.
 
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