Farewell....

...beautiful America. We will miss you, but we will be back. We have seen your green South, your Vermont in autumn, your Teton and Wasatch ranges, your City by the Bay, your deserts and rain forests, and a countless variety of other things of wonder and beauty. We have loved your people and your goodness. We look forward to seeing you again, shortly.

We will watch you recede off in the wake with a longing in our hearts.

* Written from the Charlotte airport.