(a conversational collaboration with Chris D Aechtner)


"remember the dream I had when we were 10?
(waves and waves of cornflowers everywhere)
about the boy and the closet?
(sunflowers, circle, glass house?....closet, yes)
cornflower blue
(the closet was cornflower blue?)
the light in that dream was cornflower blue
(the air, the atmospheric light?)
yes, especially in the closet

I had that dream for so long
I'll never forget
little boy blue and the kingfishers --
the blue and white china plates
with the bridge and the lovers; the two doves in the willow tree,
that made me look for japanese letters....horse.

the funny things we do as children

(you are writing a poem....)
catch the words, my love
(you already wrote a poem up there; bridge it together --
I dried cornflowers with dandelions in a blue and white book; but it wasn't a dream.
Well, in a way it was, because at the time, I was floating in the clouds)

he wore a blue and white striped top in my dream

and I remember him
when I look at the sky,
the clouds and the golden sun --

I caught the words!
(yes! did you string them all together?)*

not yet!"

The world is beautiful
A pearl to behold
Fashioned by two
Loving hands
Our spirits
Reside in our souls
Our mother
Resides in our hearts
Our father
Protects and looks after
The children who accept him.
Our mother is beautiful
She truly is
A beautiful pearl
Floating through space
Sharing her love
To all her children

Altogether beautiful
Altogether wonderful
Altogether lovely
Is your soul
I feel the beauty
Inside of you
I feel the love
The kindness
The light
Flowing through you
I feel you inside of me
I know you are there
Living inside of me
Your heart is in my hands
I know our hearts are one
They are intertwined
Regardless
Of how far it is
Regardless
Of how long it is
I can feel your heart
Beating next to mine
Slowly deepening
As we take in each other
Consuming each other
With our love

We want.
We want things we don't need.
We seek.
Week things that leads to trouble.
Then makes excuses when they double.

What we need?
We fail to see.
What we can accomplish?
We fail to try.
And we wonder why love constantly passes us by?

Why do we let true love die?

What we say?
We know we mean.
Why pretend that we didn't?

Truth spoken in heated exchanges.
Can't be erased when we try to explain things.

But they can be apologized for.
That when and only when we know the meaning of love.
It's life's summary.

The smile of the sunset appears to be my only way
To a moonlit love sheltered by your warm embrace,
I could not promise much, but if just you believe in us
There would be peerless fireworks written in our eyes.

Every breath I breathe is for the life I make for you,
And my endeavour is labelled by your lovely egos;
I could not promise much, but if you just believe in us
We could move mountains into the midst of the ocean.

Love has finally found the road, to which it has to be ours,
Everything I need is you, for the rest of the loving hours;
Your name is tattooed on my mind, I would never resist,
And you are the only reason for every breath I breathe.

I know what love is.
I know what love means.
I learn more about it from my significant.

What I thought I knew?
What I thought I learned?
Wasn't learned at all.
There was things to explored that taught me more.
Oh, I was limited in knowledge.
But thought I was smarter.
I was adventurous.
But still I was lost

Until , my significant came along.
And had me singing loud to a sweet sound.
Who would I give my life for?
Besides my significant.
Love controls our reaction.
And sometimes leads us into satifaction.

Except it's more adorable with my significant.

Used and abused and torn.
But from your love I was reborn.
Able to see the truth.
That your love for me was a hundred proof.

Lead, misguided before.
But from your love I was rechristened.
Able to admit my wrong.
That true love don't cause anyone harm.

If you had know me back then.
You was looked upon as a enemy.
And not a friend.

Supported, enhanced with trust.
Which is the reason's I love you so much.
With your love freely given.
I was reborn.
And able to love once more.

You challenge me to be.
You constantly kept pushing me.
You responsibe for me being free.

Yes, reborn to love once more.

Here I was.
Enjoying my singlehood.
Enjoying freedom to love anyone.
Wasn't worry about just anyone.
I was out just to have physical form of joy.

And the laughter that came along.
Then you entered my life.
And made me challenge the out look.
And meeting you.
Seems to be all it took.

I believe with truth.
Love eventually found me.

It wasn't with quickness.
That I surrendered my singlehood.
To many.
I was known in the neighborhood.
Called Captain Love to many.
Called Captain Joy to some.
Except I was only into enjoying life's fun.

Then you became that special one.
I believe.
Love eventually found me.

But know this.
And it's stated with total truth.
I was happy single.
And I'm happy with you.
And if we should part.
I hope not.
Love will forever be the focus of me.

Cause I'm determine to stay happy.