If I could greet each new day as a lover I desire

How extraordinary my life would be!

Dawn would fill me with anticipation

Upon the day’s appearance

I’d take such pleasure from the drape of its clothing,

The grace of its movement,

Its radiance in stillness

The miraculous accident of its existence

That the simple act of breathing would fill me with wonder

I’d study the treasure of its face with wonder

And when it caught me staring I wouldn’t look away

I’d dive deep into the ocean of its eyes

Until we reached that moment

Just beyond the edge of comfort

But just before the edge of drowning

In which the unknown becomes the known

And mystery dissolves into possibility

I’d experience it completely in every way

And accept every part of it as perfect

Remaining oblivious to its fears and its flaws

Having no need to compare it to other days

Not reserving any part of myself

For some other better day

Nor doubting in any way that this day and I

Can fulfill each other completely

I would, instead, engage with it entirely

In curiosity

In constant discovery

I would touch it,

I would take its hand

I would brush my lips against some part of it –

Enlivened by the contact of our skin

I would seek and find with fear-threaded hunger

The opportunity to entwine with it

And would, entwined,

Surrender to our resonance

Sharing myself until I could share no more

Then, when it was time for it to go

Satisfied and sated

When it was time for me to lay down my head and rest my body

I’d be flooded with thanks for what we’d experienced

Filled with the sweet melancholy of fare-thee-well

I would be cradled into sleep

By tender remnants of the day’s beauty

My head would fill with exquisite dreams

And my heart would fill with peace

If I could greet each new day as a lover I desire