Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1912 — Road Song. [ARTICLE]

Road Song.

These to be thankful for: a friend, A work to do, a way to wend. And these in which to take delight: - The wind that turns the poplars white. Wonder and gleam of common things— Sunlight upon a sea gull’s wings. . Odors of earth and dew-drenched lawua, The pageantry of darks and dawns; Blue vistas of a city street At twilight: music: passing feet: The thrill of spring, half Joy, half pain. The deep voice of the autumn rain— Shall we not be content with these Imperishable mysteries. And. jocund-hearted, take our share Of joy and pain, and find life fair? Wayfarers on a road where we Set forth each day right valiantly; Expectant, dauntless, blithe, content To make the Great Experiment. —Constance D’Arcy Mackay, in tbs Craftsman. - /