THE LONELY TRAVELERCarolyn Odom Burleson

The Lonely TravelerA long and lonely path I walk I have no one with whom to talk And blend my sympathies, its true Or share my joys and sorrows too What happened to the hopes I had That love would come and make me glad I work for others, yes I do But I also have wishes too Yet no one seems to notice them Or how alone I really am.

A long and lonely road I tread I have no place to lay my head Save all alone when it is late No soul seeks to communicate With this sad and lonely soul And so my story's left untold I work for others, yes I do But I have needs as others to Yet no one seems to notice them Or how alone I really am.

A long and lonely course I run And yet the course has just begun I run alone - it seems ordained How difficult to bear the pain Of loneliness as life goes on I seek companionship of one Who'll share my work for others true And understand my wishes too Yet no one seems to notice them Or how alone I really am.

A long and lonely path I travel Its mysteries I seek to unravel But must I plod the path alone? Is there no soul to meet my own? Is there no traveler on the way With whom to sojourn day by day? I work for others, yes I do But I too have needs as others do Yet on one seems to notice them Or how alone I really am.

The Lonely Traveler Lyric Poetry Rhyming verse

The Lonely TravelerA long and lonely path I walk I have no one with whom to talk And blend my sympathies, its true Or share my joys and sorrows too What happened to the hopes I had That love would come and make me glad I work for others, yes I do But I also have wishes too Yet no one seems to notice them Or how alone I really am.

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The Lonely Traveler Loneliness: Humans crave contact with

others to give life meaning. The author expresses a longing to find someone to talk and share life’s ordeals.

The Lonely Traveler Empty road

The Lonely Traveler Metaphors

The long and lonely path I walkThe long and lonely road I treadI have no place to lay my headA long and lonely course I run

And yet the course has just begunI run alone – it seems ordained

A long and lonely path I travel

The Lonely TravelerThe author talks about the loneliness of a

person by relating it to a traveler walking on a path alone.

The Lonely TravelerThe poem describes the loneliness of the poet.

The poet longs to share the joys and sorrows to somebody, but nobody seems to notice her needs or how lonely she really is.

A message of the poem may be to live your life happy with the ones that you love.

About the PoetDr. Carolyn She is an educator and motivator

since 1965. She taught English for 22 years

in the School District of Philadelphia. She moved to the West, where she taught and trained teachers in Los Angeles County and Los Angeles Unified School District for 18 years.

She has taught adult classes and workshops in creative writing, creativity enhancement, goal setting and achieving, self-image building, success attitudes, and human relations.

MY ORIGINAL POEMBy

Grace Kim

GraduationFall is almost here.

Graduation will come soon. Hurry up, come, now!

Presented by: Grace Kim

Date September 28, 2009 Class ECE 3602

Bibliography:

Burleson, Carolyn O. "The Lonely Traveler." WhispersFrom the Heart. 1996. Web. 25 Sept. 2009.<www.lifestreamcenter.net/whispers/>.

Pulle, Matt. Empty road. Digital image. Nashville Scene.Web. 27 Sept. 2009.<http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/pitw/Lonely%2Road.jpg>.