"Put your hand in mine and let us help one another to see things better." -- Claude Monet

Clear Vision
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so there i was
wandering in a melancholy valley
weary, despondent, fearful,
looking for life in all the wrong places

and you appeared
atop a snow-white unicorn--
calm and gentle, yet vivacious,
like a springtime breeze

you took my hand,
cured my astigmatism,
gave me a gift
of immeasurable value

together we walked
the narrow trail to the
zenith, bypassing the
fallen trees and boulders

still hand in hand,
we looked down
and saw the whole world
before us

we smiled--
and our lips met with a lightness
that Bach only dreamed of
expressing with his music

then we jumped
with no hesitation,
no fear,
only excitement

and we flew . . .

"You blinded me with love and yeah it opened up my eyes." -- Aerosmith