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16.
The pain bites
The rain slaps.
The crows
Sway in the wind
That turns leaves like memories.
Quiet you were, quiet you are
Choosing each word
like a pebble
The day overcast as you quote
Whitman here in New Haven
The ebullient poet who lifts
The frailty of flesh, lights
The mind with shimmering sound.