Uphill
by Christina
Rossetti
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| Does the road wind uphill all the
way? |
| Yes, to the very
end. |
| Will the day's journey take the
whole long day? |
From morn to night,
my friend.
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| But is there for the night a
resting-place? |
| A roof for when the
slow, dark hours begin. |
| May not the darkness hide it from
my face? |
You cannot miss that
inn.
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| Shall I meet other wayfarers at
night? |
| Those who have gone
before. |
| Then must I knock, or call when
just in sight? |
They will not keep
you standing at that door.
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| Shall I find comfort, travel-sore
and weak? |
| Of labour you shall
find the sum. |
| Will there be beds for me and all
who seek? |
Yea, beds for all
who come.
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| Christina Rossetti
| Classic Poems |
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