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   The Road
[ After The Vladimirka (1892) by Isaac Levitan ]

A straight road stretches before us
No twist or turn, no hope of something
Better around a bend.

What consoles us is walking
With slow steps on the road
And hoping it won't end soon.

But we must move on,
There are no stops
To dwell on where we are
Or pause to think of how
The journey could be eased.

And all we know is that this is
A path from which there is
No return.