Beneath the budding bhodi tree
My eyes were closed
Just like a babe
But seeds were planted
In his name
I began the journey at high noon
The burning sun of summer swooned
Just a bandit lost for love
Without a well or turtle dove
And so I crossed the boiling sand
Helpless hope my map in hand
I had to do it on my own
Cross the desert in my bones
The desert’s toes
They touched the sea
A boat with sails awaited me
The summer breeze reminded me
Of water lilies floating free
I watched the wind
And gripped the rails
A mermaid’s spin
On setting sail
I dodged the sharks
And came to see
An island floating
Out at sea
No fisher folk stood on the shore
Like the land I knew before
Just a cypress grove that breathed
The scent of jasmine in its leaves
The wind it blew and whistled clear
His name a whisper in my ear
The night began I couldn’t see
But knew that deer surrounded me
I made it through the thick dark wood
By following the moon above
And listening for wild bees
That lived beyond the shadow trees
The threshold crossed and up ahead
I saw a mountain stained blood red
While watching it white flowers bloomed
A Snow White blanket from a loom
Midnight bells rang in my ears
I climbed the slope and wept my tears
I dressed my hair in flowers white
Prepared myself to wed that night
I saw him just before the peak
So moonstruck that I couldn’t speak
But I kept walking toward the dawn
And took his hands inside my own
A waterfall rushed deep inside
Knowing I would be his bride
Looking in his sky blue eyes
We merged into the crystal light
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