I always admired your wish to kiss the clouds,
free as a Shaheen, rising beyond ordinary routes.
In truth, I share that dream with you, skyward and practical.
Let's begin slowly, without haste to prove a point, so Dancer,
would you take a romantic hot air balloon ride with me?
With metal wings, we would lift off from your second home,
the gateway city, and turn northwest towards the mountains,
crossing the Rockies with the land towering beneath us,
until we pass the canyon wildlands and follow the great river
named for where we first met, all the way to my River Valley.
Both cities in this province should nest within our hearts.
Not one home replacing the other, asking us to choose,
but your family and mine, near enough to return when we wish.
May we arise a life where they know their grandparents well,
with love waiting for our goslings at both ends of the road.
May 25
May 25, 2026 at 4:31 AM UTC
I always admired your wish to kiss the clouds,
free as a Shaheen, rising beyond ordinary routes.
In truth, I share that dream with you, skyward and practical.
Let's begin slowly, without haste to prove a point, so Dancer,
would you take a romantic hot air balloon ride with me?
With metal wings, we would lift off from your second home,
the gateway city, and turn northwest towards the mountains,
crossing the Rockies with the land towering beneath us,
until we pass the canyon wildlands and follow the great river
named for where we first met, all the way to my River Valley.
Both cities in this province should nest within our hearts.
Not one home replacing the other, asking us to choose,
but your family and mine, near enough to return when we wish.
May we arise a life where they know their grandparents well,
with love waiting for our goslings at both ends of the road.