I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful. (Pete Hamill)

I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.

Pete Hamill

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