Hear me
read
the poem as
an MP3 file.
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read
the poem as
a YouTube video.
Video Music:
Sonata No. 1
in F Minor: Adagio.
By Ludwig
von Beethoven.
Performed by Daniel Veesey
at the
Free Music Archive
under a Public Domain
License.
Copyright by
Nicholas Gordon
Courtney is an
all-embracing friend,
Open to the winds of whim or need.
Underneath her smile is a smile
Radiating outward like a sun.
To her the joys of friend and self are one,
Nor is her cheerful deference a style:
Each moment is a perfect book to read,
Yet not with any passion for the
end.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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