With Kit, Age 7, at the Beach (audio only)
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From Allegiances by William Stafford, published by Harper & Row. © 1970 by William Stafford. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
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We were alone one night on a long
road in Montana. This was in winter, a big
night, far to the stars. We had hitched,
my wife and I, and left our ride at
a crossing to go on. Tired and cold—but
brave—we trudged along. This, we said,
was our life, watched over, allowed to go
where we wanted. We said we’d come back some time
1982