The Sovereign

Always over hill and dale
 A wanderer walking in strides
 Restlessly hitting the trail
 On the dark or the sunny side
 Keeping on a steady pace
 Without leaving any trace
 Used to nature of progress
 A lot of well directed steps
 Haunting the fields and the woods
 Rather than the doors of men
 Attending to his own moods
 As a wilderness denizen
 With a feeling soon renewed
 Kind of withered over time
 A severed stem far from its roots
 Though blooming during his climb
 Creeping in, the cold
 Invades his inner stronghold
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 The icy quiver running through his bones
 Reminds him suddenly that he was gone
 For way too long
 Too far, alone
 Wherever this one is traveling
 Welcomed, expected or despised
 By a fireside or a chilling wind
 Even-tempered, such is the wise
 Not a beggar, to stay when spurned
 He can't be drawn in any strife
 And never got his fingers burned
 By possessions, such is his life
 Good-natured like the stray cat
 A sense of gratitude for his beloved independence
 When done with society, he's taking a step back
 Just goes off quietly somewhere by himself
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 Surveyor of human soul
 Monarch of lands that lies fallow
 Honored of all he must not do against his will
 And rich with all that he can afford to drop out of his hands
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 Most rewards are expensively sold
 For attendance, curtsies and praise
 Most properties are not worth this pile of gold
 Gauged in time, measured in precious days
 Growing, the annoyance
 Abrades his inner balance
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 The many frictions disturbing his mind
 Weaken his detachment, strengthen his view
 To stay aloof
 From humankind
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 Wherever this one is traveling
 Welcomed, expected or despised
 By a fireside or a chilling wind
 Even-tempered, such is the wise
 Not a beggar, to stay when spurned
 He can't be drawn in any strife
 And never got his fingers burned
 By possessions, such is his life
 Good-natured like the stray cat
 A sense of gratitude for his beloved independence
 When done with society, he's taking a step back
 Just goes off quietly somewhere by himself