MILES and miles of here and there <br />Our eager river forced its way, <br />Bent to be it knew not where. <br /> <br />It had no rest in delay; <br />And for its haste it had no aim; <br />Wherefore go? But wherefore stay? <br /> <br />Here and there led both the same; <br />By any winding it could make <br />Near its secret goal it came. <br /> <br />When it reached the crystal lake <br />It knew its aim and found its rest; <br />All the miles were for love's sake. <br /> <br />Mid the blue hills of the west <br />Our river lies in the lake's breast.<br /><br />Augusta Davies Webster<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/miles-and-miles-of-here-and-there/
