You are Part of My Experience

 Yor are part of my experience,

part of myself.

You have been in every line I have ever read.

You have been in every prospect

I have ever seen since -

on the river,

on the sails of the ships,

on the marshes,

in the clouds, 

in the light, 

in the darkness,

in the wind,

in the woods, 

in the sea, 

in the streets.

You have been the embodiment

of every graceful fancy

that my mind has ever become acquainted with.

(Charles Dickens, "Great Expectations,"

pub. December, 1860)