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The traveling man

December 4, 2013
By outtheresmallone GOLD, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
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outtheresmallone GOLD, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
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&ldquo;Resist much, obey little.&rdquo; <br /> ― Walt Whitman<br /> &ldquo;If you are a dreamer come in<br /> If you are a dreamer a wisher a liar<br /> A hoper a pray-er a magic-bean-buyer<br /> If youre a pretender com sit by my fire<br /> For we have some flax golden tales to spin<br /> Come in! <br /> Come in!&quot;<br /> Shel Silverstein

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Hey there traveling man
doing the best you can
I wish I could hold your hand
your sad eyes look over the land
can't you feel me here?
even though I am no longer near?
You walk so far away
will you ever sit and stay?
I know your weary when you start to sway
can I support you for the day?
the walls you've built seem so tall
how do you carry them yet never fall
I wish you'd set them down
Hun i'm here just look around
you'll never be alone
so when your ready come back home.

© Stan G., Phoenix, AZ

The author's comments:
I wrote this for my dad after I lost him to drug use I still love him and wish he'd come back.
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on May. 24 2014 at 11:00 am
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The pain that have cost us, the evils which have never happened. <br /> - Thomas Jefferson

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This is really good, I can feel the emotions tug and pull but never stutter or stop.