Untitled #150 / Some Time Later

Some time later I returned to Lake Norman, not as an underdressed yet fearless sailor-man, but as myself, passing through Davidson late on a June Sunday afternoon on my way to visit Duke University. How lazy and peaceful it was that day! How calmly the students meandered about the innocent, quiet campus! How cheerful the squirrels! How happy the clouds! How glorious the sunset! How small the world became at that moment compared to the vastness of stormy days long since past!