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The House by the Side of the Road

10/20/2012

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There are hermit souls that live withdrawn
In the place of their self-content;
There are souls like stars, that dwell apart,
In a fellowless firmament;
There are pioneer souls that blaze the paths
Where highways never ran-
But let me live by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.

Let me live in a house by the side of the road
Where the race of men go by-
The men who are good and the men who are bad,
As good and as bad as I.
I would not sit in the scorner's seat
Nor hurl the cynic's ban-
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.

I see from my house by the side of the road
By the side of the highway of life,
The men who press with the ardor of hope,
The men who are faint with the strife,
But I turn not away from their smiles and tears,
Both parts of an infinite plan-
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.

I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead,
And mountains of wearisome height;
That the road passes on through the long afternoon
And stretches away to the night.
And still I rejoice when the travelers rejoice
And weep with the strangers that moan,
Nor live in my house by the side of the road
Like a man who dwells alone.

Let me live in my house by the side of the road,
Where the race of men go by-
They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish - so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.

by Sam Walter Foss


2 Comments
Sandra Vining
10/29/2012 08:22:10 am

{Fannie friend] Your whole thing is just sooooo good Web page is great! I drive by so often but never really stopped to take a mintue and look It is just wonderful Great the way it just all falls together I just made it sound easy Which it is not! You are a plus to the whole area. English and Amish Sandra

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Luann link
10/29/2012 02:03:54 pm

Thank you Sandra for the nice comment. Everything involved with the Nestle Inn has been a labor of love from the start. And living in Amish country makes it even better.

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