Fifty-eight still
finds delight in learning.
Implicit in her passion is her love
For being and devotion to its treasures,
The things that in one's life most lasting
prove
Yet never cease to fill the heart with
yearning.
Ever in her eyes the lamp is
burning,
Innocence regained at one remove,
Granted those who pioneer their pleasures,
Habitués of lands they know not of,
Travelers to morning, turning, turning . . .
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