Thomas Wictor

There came whisperings in the winds:
“Good-bye! good-bye!”
Little voices called in the darkness:
“Good-bye! good-bye!”
Then I stretched forth my arms.
“No—No—”
There came whisperings in the wind:
“Good-bye! good-bye!”
Little voices called in the darkness:
“Good-bye! good-bye!”

—Stephen Crane