Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Poems
4. When I think 3
5. “To think . . . ” 5
6. Old Song 6
7. For Ric, who Loved this World 7
8. Oh, do you remember . . . 8
9. Paul 10
10. Mediterranean I 12
11. Mediterranean II 13
12. War 14
13. Talking 15
14. Bye and Bye 16
15. For John Wieners 17
16. After School 20
17. Help! 21
18. Shimmer 25
19. Sad Walk 28
20. Caves 29
21. Absence 38
22. The Ball 39
23. Which Way 40
24. On Earth 41
25. Saying Something 42
26. The Red Flower 43
27. The Puzzle 45
28. A Full Cup 47
29. Old Story 49
30. Later (Wrightsville Beach) 50
31. Dover Beach (Again) 51
32. Echo 52
33. Wish 53
34. Here 54
35. To My/ Little: / Pen’s Valentine 55
36. Valentine for You 56
37. Essay
38. Reflections on Whitman in Age 59
39. Acknowledgments 87