"In melancholy sotto voce, the search for the unknown fate of Virginia Dare
runs counterpoint to the story I grew up with
and still cherish,
where our forefathers sat down to celebrate the harvest,
and the Native people, who had lived in that place for centuries,
joined the people driven from England because of their religious beliefs,
and in the wilderness of Massachusetts, there was an equally shared meal."
Dorothy was continuing her story,
while we sat around the picnic table outside.