Are you dreaming tonight?

I dream with you
just about every night.
And in my dreams
you love me just as deeply
as I do you.
I can't resist you,
and the attraction
impels me to kiss you
all night long.
You know me by now,
how deeply I feel.
It is in the dark, at night
that I get closer to you.
Where are you tonight?
Are you dreaming too?

Paradise

You grace me with your beauty. 

Million of years have passed,

and the rain still caresses your face

with softness and intention.

You know how to seduce me,

with your luscious slopes, energetic fields,

richness unending. 

And you show me how ephemeral human life is.

Ash turns to dust, and into earth, and moisture

gives life.

Then you grow and develop into

a voluptuous being.

We are having a serious relationship you and I,

and I don't want it to end.

By Andi Rivarola

Photo: Paradise is near Waipio Valley, on the North East Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.

I look to the skies

I looked to the skies
For inspiration
For love
And understanding

I flew away
To the open spaces
Of the Universe
In my heart

And, then it happened
Understanding, love and inspiration 
Came to me.
I don't know why or when

Since then I've broken free
Don't feel the bounds of humanity
Weighing me down
Making me feel unworthy

So, I look up to the skies
And the beauty I see
Carries me ever so... gently
Softly, to a cradle of peace.

In The Depths of Solitude

In The Depths of Solitude
By Tupac Shakhur

i exist in the depths of solitude
pondering my true goal
trying 2 find peace of mind
and still preserve my soul
constantly yearning 2 be accepted
and from all receive respect
never comprising but sometimes risky
and that is my only regret
a young heart with an old soul
how can there be peace
how can i be in the depths of solitude
when there r 2 inside of me
this duo within me causes
the perfect oppurtunity
2 learn and live twice as fast
as those who accept simplicity 

Photo: *Lake Tahoe, California & Nevada*

Where I'm Going

Victoria, British Columbia

Where I'm from
And where I'm going
Are two different places

One saw my birth
The other will give me peace
Peace that I've been searching

My entire life.

My breath is held within your power
And, when I try to escape you
My will is surrendered to your every action
So, even though I try
You still hold the key to my existence.
And, the aroma of you leaves me breathless nonetheless.
How can I resist?

Spring

Poem by Hafiz-e-Shirazi

Spring and all its flowers
now joyously break their vow of silence.
It is time for celebration, not for lying low;
You too -- weed out those roots of sadness from your heart.

The Sabaa wind arrives;
and in deep resonance, the flower
passionately rips open its garments,
thrusting itself from itself.

The Way of Truth, learn from the clarity of water,
Learn freedom from the spreading grass.

Pay close attention to the artistry of the Sabaa wind,
that wafts in pollen from afar,
And ripples the beautiful tresses
of the fields of hyacinth flowers.

From the privacy of the harem, the virgin bud slips out,
revealing herself under the morning star,
branding your heart and your faith
with beauty.

And frenzied bulbul flies madly out of the House of Sadness
to unite with the flowers;
its love-crazed cry like a thousand-trumpet blast.

Hafez says, and the experienced old ones concur:

All you really need
is to tell those Stories
of the Fair Ones and the Goblet of Wine.

Swiss Alp, Texas - 2008

Some places are immortalized in our memory because they make an imprint in our brain; happy moments, sad moments or simply because they're just there and keep coming back to the forefront of our consciousness in plain flashbacks. This is just one of those places for me. (Make sure to click on each image for a larger view).

Swiss Alp Dance Hall

Swiss Alp, Texas sign (triangle, plus TX star)

 

Swiss Alp Dance Hall entrance

Longhorn ready for picture taking

Swiss Alp, Texas and beyond