Borrowed Words - The Question - Short Version

"Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering" (Nicole Krauss)...
and so went ventured forth to do so,  

stringing the answers together like a song, 
and all of them were right, but all of them were wrong:

a bell, a wind-chime in a soft-summer breeze
sparkling wine, a coquettish tease  
a siren song on a lonely sea 
disguised as a question, but really a key
a challenge or a call to action
a promise of elusive satisfaction
an opportunity to grow,
the seeds of love at last to sow
a sojourn of unending length
a demonstration of enduring strength 
a lifelong quest, a sacred duty
a mysterious, arresting beauty.
 
In the end, he kissed her memory goodbye
as his immortal spirit floated in the sky.
He pondered, when he got to Heaven's door, 
a question he had no answer for.

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