So now I take a bitter road br Whereon no bourne I see, br And wearily I lift the load br That once I bore with glee. br For me no more by sea or shore br Adventure's star shall burn, br As I forsake wild ways to take br The Trail of No Return. br br Such paths of peril I have trod: br In sun and shade they lay. br And some went wistfully to God, br And some the devil's way. br But there is one I may not shun, br Though long my life's sojourn: br A dawn will break when I must take br The Trail of No Return. br br Farewell to friends, good-bye to foes, br Adieu to smile or frown; br My voyaging is nigh its close, br And dark is drifting down. br With weary feet my way I beat, br Yet holy light discern . . . br So let me take without heart-break br The Trail of No Return.