Miraculously,
My life (which had reached its
emotional bottom)
Began to change.
The vital signs were improving.
For instance,
My Chinese cookie fortunes
Were clearly rising.
Their quality ascended from
The positive but impersonal:
You will enjoy financial security, do-
mestic peace, and good health.
Or
You are domestically inclined and will
be happily married.
To the much more personal and compelling:
From now on your kindness will
lead you to success.
Good reason, it seemed to me,
For aroused curiosity.
I rattled through the pages
of the nearest tabloid
To read my horoscope:
you've been missing the warmth and
kicks of an intimate relationship, this
week could mark the start of something
new, exciting and serious. Be prepared
for someone who expects honesty, pas-
sion and sensuality on a one-to-one basis.
Stunned to disbelief,
I closed my eyes--
Was this...
The answer to my classified prayer?
I returned to work,
Had an evening conversation
over beer, and the
Name of a woman entered
my life.
The next morning was overcast,
A rainy Wednesday.
But, in the late afternoon,
The sky cleared for only a moment––
A ray of light entered my room
And seemed to hit my heart.
The brightness stayed with me
Through the day and
Into the night
Like a wishful dream.
I explained the light
In searching sleep
And discovered the image
Of a rainbow.
Red: energy; like a rising star;
like an intimation of desire
Orange: warmth; like indian summer;
like a baby's touch; pure feeling
Green: sprightliness; like a windy
spring dawn; like leafy honesty
reflected in clear eyes; joyfulness
Blue: intensity; of a willful soul;
an independent mind
Indigo: mystery; like the sea-night
sky
And so,
I experienced
a vision,
a dream,
a radiating image of
a woman
and finally
a wish
To hold her hand,
Touch her hair,
Gaze into her eyes
To simply be
with her
And more.