[The following wondergram was kindly shared with us by Happy Cow's good friend Leaf Wintergreen. Leaf has asked us to make it clear that despite the rumours, he is in no way related to the Sackville-Wintergreens of Chorley Wood, and was not once arrested for repeatedly sending mildly sarcastic postcards to Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards. When the dancing ends, please click on the 'Like' button to show your appreciation for Leaf's first contribution to the Happy Cow site. Enjoy!]
How did it happen, my love?
It seems I loved You before I existed
It seems I knew You before I was given a name
All I knew, was You.
How did it happen, my love?
That I forgot your face walking through the crowd
That when given names, we forgot each other
Nothing I knew, was You.
How is it, my love?
That just as I let go of you, you appear
That just as I have given up on you, you hold me close
That in the dark night, it's your warm breath passing through my mouth
You breath for me, when I'm drowning
You pour water for me, when I'm dying of thirst
You won't let me carry any burdens
Not even the weight of this body.
How is it, my love?
That when I look for you, you're gone
That when I speak your name, you vanish
That in the day time, you seem like a dream: forgotten
When I try to breathe, you take away the air
When I reach for the cup, you turn the water to poison
When I cast off my burdens, this body grows dense as a black hole
When I try to remember your name, all is blank.
But that's the key, my love
Tonight I know I'll hear your siren call
You'll lead me into the desert again
And again I'll take in the perfume of desert flowers
I'll be filled with your fragrance as you lead me away from the city lights
I'll forget my name and yours, and meet you in our caresses
And we'll forget why we came here,
And dance.
"I am not here to give you answers, I am here to provoke in you the question mark, the ultimate question mark." Osho
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