The Road goes ever on and on........

There is a part of a poem/song by J.R.R. Tolkien that seems to have struck a chord with me. A chord that sounds every so often when I am feeling depressed. So, I thought I'd share this as well..........

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.

These lines seem to have become my motto these past few years. Infact, they seem to have been the directions to the path I seem to have followed ever since I first gained control over my senses..........

These lines, however, are neither the end, nor the beginning. For the poem in its totality seems to read thus.

Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea:
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains in the moon.

Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.

Still round the corner there may wait

A new road or a secret gate;

And though I oft have passed them by,

A day will come at last when I

Shall take the hidden paths that run

West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

In the small amount of poetry that I've read over the years, this seems to hold some special significance in my life. Even though I seem to identify with it as a whole, the third stanza seems to hold special meaning for me.............. Do YOU identify with any of it........ Do let me in on your thoughts............