“Will the day's journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend.”
- Date
- 1862
Meaning of “Will the day's journey take the whole long…”
The answer accepts that a meaningful journey may require the whole available day rather than promising a quick or effortless finish.
Where does it come from?
“Up-Hill,” Project Gutenberg #16950. The poem is an allegorical question-and-answer sequence about the soul’s journey, endurance and eventual rest.