I, too, was struck by “never alone, and always with.” I am often moved by unique phrasing in poetry. It sticks with you. I wonder if “never alone, and always with” are two different things. In a sense, I think they could be, since, to me, there seems to be more to “with” than meets the eye. Perhaps I need to write a piece on “with.” Wait…I think I know an educator who wrote a piece about how “with” is messy….Oh my, this was years ago. Stephen Davis: http://www.rushtheiceberg.com/the-messiness-of-with/ and then my response: http://developingwriters.org/2011/10/05/we-learn-with-with-is-messy/ .