Tag: “poetry”
My New Friend Patch Adams
I listened to a talk by, then met the extraordinary healer, clown, traveler, and activist Patch Adams at the Oregon Country Fair. He ended his talk by reciting from memory the poem Dies Slowly that begins with, “You start dying slowly if you do not travel.”
The Road Goes Ever On and On
A poem for wanderers by JRR Tokien from his novel, The Fellowship of the Ring..
Think As I Think
A poem for wanderers by Stephen Crane. Some people don’t get the wandering thing. That’s okay. They don’t have to think like me or I like them.
Be My Companion
A poem for wanderers by John Olley. I discovered this poem and learned about this remarkable hiker on the PCT-L list serve.
The Men Who Don’t Fit In
A poem for wanderers by Robert Service. I came across this poem posted on a bulletin board at the trail angel stop Hiker Heaven in Agua Dulce, California.
