O! Such our lot in life that we must choose
To wander lonely 'mongst the desert dunes
Thru shifting sands with e'er unchanging views
Till sanity abandons us as loons --
Or yet to wander love's relentless road
That wends a lush and fertile tributary;
No - Not alone, but sharing of life's load
To laugh and mock the loons we thought to be --
Yet those who know that ev'ry road must end
May choose to wander lonely o'er the sand
And thru their maddened eyes may comprehend
What those upon love's road won't understand --
At journey's end, love's toll must take it's dues
And those who never loved have naught to lose