Are these the birds that you heard?
Are these the blooms you smelled?
Are these the bands of sunrise
That whispered in the dell?
Are these the skies that taught you?
Are these the stars you sought?
Are these the paths you wandered
In search of ought and naught?
Is this the way you flourished?
Is this the reverie?
Are these the days you numbered?
Is this the mystery?
(3 August 2008, Amherst, Massachusetts)
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