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The Door to the Future
Just a little nudge, he said, and then The Liner docked. You came down The same gang-plank the Captain Did. I wondered. You cried. I said Hello and you said Hi! Later In the city we found vast excitement And several lumps of sugar and we had Coffee with sugar and you left For South Dakota. I felt that you Had stayed for only a minute. Then I knew it was finished. The lights Of the city seemed to dim As I took a few steps across The airfield. You went up The same ramp the pilot did. I Wondered. You said you'd be back In a minute but the speaker said Chicago and the pilot had a big Container of coffee. After that I didn't see you anymore.