Aliona

Moved by a chance passing on the steps of Capital Normal University in Mid-September... 

Aliona

It was a bright, blue September day

And I passing on my way

Heard her voice and saw her smile,

From crowded steps of polished tile,

Almost lost, all but gone,

In the sea of thought I drift upon,

I returned to the day

Awakened by her friendly way.

In her warm and gentle smile

My thoughts have since dwelt a while,

For in a moment she was gone

And I was left to drift along. 

                       Jack Shirley