We who left, left before we knew it.
Taught to travel light, not to wander far,
we learned that lightness takes us farther.
We saw more to sight than met the eye.
Taught to travel light, not to wander far,
we changed our names then countries too.
We saw more to sight than met the eye.
(Nowhere is near, not too far to go.)
We changed our names then countries too.
Everywhere, we said? Why not everywhen?
(Nowhere is near, not too far to go.)
Now everywhere we go we want to stay.
Everywhere, we said? Why not everywhen?
We learned that lightness takes us farther.
Now everywhere we go we want to stay.
We who left, left before we knew it.
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For the record, this is an unrhymed pantoum.