Dec. 15, 2011
laugh and run away
like a child at play
through the meadow land
toward a closing door
a door marked “Nevermore”
that wasn’t there before.
The lonely night discloses
just a passing breeze
filled with memories
of the golden smile
that introduced me to
The Days of Wine and Roses and you.
— lyric by Johnny Mercer for “The Days of Wine and Roses” by Henry Mancini
