UNDERSTAND that I savor it all in the quiet summer breeze,My faded glow takes on a light and golden gleam.
The domain of the soul is sweetened by the flavors spring brings,The wisp of smoke rises from the chimney, untroubled by the wind.
Do not kill my PAST, do not darken or conquer it,Like a punch to the face, its flight wounds me in this time.
I was the bird singing high in the sky, with the sun in my hands,Today I wander through dreams searching for gilded happiness!
BELIEVE, you of my time, yes, you who feel me,When sadness and despair — cut through me like a knife.
Wrap me in the arms of warm love,I was struck down, but you woke my fierce courage from its sleep.
ON THE FUTURE I lean as on a dreamed-of breast,Carrying determination, desire, and this starry love.
I tied my soul to the gate of the ship, so full of life and joy,To sail together on the sea called a life of worth.
