WE traveled empty-handed
With hearts all fear above,
For we ate the bread of friendship,
We drank the wine of love.
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Through many a wondrous autumn,
Through many a magic spring,
We hailed the scarlet banners,
We heard the blue-bird sing.
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We looked on life and nature
With the eager eyes of youth,
And all we asked or cared for
Was beauty, joy, and truth.
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We found no other wisdom,
We learned no other way,
Than the gladness of the morning,
The glory of the day.
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So all our earthly treasure
Shall go with us, my dears,
Aboard the Shadow Liner,
Across the sea of years.
– The Enchanted Traveler by William Bliss Carman
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