Written December 2016
"Once again I find myself
As if under a spell
Your words are golden strands
Weaving their enchantment and
Cast like a fisherman's net
Into the ocean of my heart
Sinking down into my soul
And then gathering up
All that is noble and beautiful
Every precious gem
Carefully drawn up
From the depths of my existAnce
Gently ferried through the waves
Until arriving at last
Upon the safe shores
Of your warm embrace"
He asked me once, why I always spell the word "existence" with an "A" instead of "E" and I replied that life is a Joyous Dance and this alternate spelling serves to remind me of my intention to live a joyous existAnce.