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Canto III<br />

The poetʹs journey thro Heaven<br />

An Old Friend<br />

Aslant Arunachalas’s ancient height<br />

All was snow white, the summit, slope & sky<br />

Merged in one mass, where like a satellite,<br />

About the mists a flight of falcons fly;<br />

I heard a voice<br />

Familiar & free,<br />

ʺPoet you have a choice, descend or rise with me.ʺ<br />

ʺHaving heard of the godly race,<br />

My desire to meet them strong,<br />

My mind turns to a gentle grace<br />

Mine ears tuned to angel song,<br />

Heaven’s infinitismal space<br />

I wish to drift among,<br />

Tho fear my faith ‐ or lack of one ‐ may prove<br />

A difficult division to remove.ʺ<br />

ʺIt matters not if you believe<br />

For all has been arranged ‐<br />

Pens may truth‐scrieve, but when ye leave,<br />

With memory deranged,”<br />

Said Dante, ʺFrom divinity your soul must grow estranged.ʺ<br />

I want to be remembered as a guy who sings peace to all<br />

nations – not as a soldier<br />

Arunachala<br />

Harry Patch

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