I always marvel
At the loud silence of this place
By the freezing romantic touch of the breeze
Against my sumersaulting skin
I watch the mountain’s peak
Kiss the happy clouds
I listen to the songs of the butterflies
As they gyrate over the waters
I watch the wind as it hugs the trees
And shoves their hair backwards
Even the grasses would bend over
Muttering messages into my ears
The fishes too, would whisper fantasies into my eyes
As they perform their circus
Yes, I’m in love with the goddess…

I always melt
When the music of the free birds
Caress my tender, vessel heart
When serenity overwhelms me
And forces me into euphoria
When my mind walks away my body
And journeys to places
Places I never thought I could be
Beating into me the unfamiliar tunes of a familiar dance
Causing me a temporal insanity
As though I’m in a trance
As the river goddess seduces my thoughts
As my ink overflows my paper
Bringing forth the most romantic of all poems
Yes, I’m in love with the goddess of poetry.



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