Are gone,
gone like the birds—
who walked, who flew,
comma, chickens,
waders, who’s gone?
Are gone,
swum like the chickens—
liverish yellow, downstream,
who went, who swam,
fishes, furrin’ fishes,
semicolon, who’s gone?
Are gone,
flown like the fishes,
who went, who swam,
who died,
chickens, rum customers,
question mark,
walking gentleman, who’s gone?