I had wandered long and far, when I came upon that great land of the north
Its many wonders there to behold.
Have I seen it, some did ask; have I seen the great monastaries
The banyas, the endless forests and awesome steppes, the great rivers.
And I asked myself, within this searching soul, what had I seen and what had I not
For to some, it seems, I had not seen nearly enough
The answer, once again, lies within my soul.
For what I have seen goes far beyond my eyes.
I had seen it as a child, my friend, within my father's eyes, within this parallel universe we exist
And I saw it again, those ghosts on the subway, strollers on the Ploschad, shoppers at the mart.
The faces of the children, and the friends I now behold.
This great land is seen not only with the eyes, fellow wanderer
It is seen also with the heart.
