The Wistful One

Portrait of Robert William Service
Robert William Service 1874–1958

I sought the trails of South and North, I wandered East and West; But pride and passion drove me forth And would not let me rest. And still I seek, as still I roam, A snug roof overhead; Four walls, my own; a quiet home. . . . "You'll have it -- when you're dead."

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