Photo courtesy of Jerry Bauer |
Long ago, in Kentucky, I, a boy, stood
By a dirt road, in first dark, and heard
The great geese hoot northward.
I could not see them, there being no moon
And the stars sparse. I heard them.
I did not know what was happening in my heart.**
....and I longed to know the world's name."*** |
**"Audubon": Copyright ©1969 by Robert Penn Warren--
Reprinted by permission of William Morris Agency, Inc. on behalf of Author |
***--American Portrait Old Style--"Now and
Then":
Copyright ©1978 by Robert Penn Warren--
Reprinted by permission of William
Morris Agency, Inc. on behalf of the Author |
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