crab apple trees in full blossom; discovering it; slipping into your ivory satin teddy.

a great Medieval romance; loving one’s duty; the Turkish mandala on the wall.

wild monkeys chattering outside the temple; two tickets; bathing in Ahalanui Hot Spring at dawn.

weighing anchor at dawn; forget-me-not blue; being quiet together.

a comet hurtling through the sky; being handed the ruby-encrusted sword; the jade egg.

pale blue silk chiffon; crows nesting high in the pine trees; the fragrance of white ginger.

letting the genie out of the bottle; the budding lilacs; lying in bed and listening to the rooster crowing.

meeting in the hayloft; the blue of the sky after the sun has set; asking the question.

a sealed treasure chest washing up on shore; the flight of cranes; fair trade coffee plantations.

diving off the edge of a cliff into a deep lake; smoldering eyes; playing with words.

the planets aligned; plunging into a hibiscus in search of nectar; a shiny new red bicycle.

storks building their nest atop a chimney; a sea of pearls; accepting the award.

Paris in the springtime; a dryad waiting for you by the lake; the encounter in the solarium.

hide and seek in the flowering wild plum trees; the swollen river; a whispered word that changes things.

bursts of forsythia by the side of the road; the language of the heart; climbing the marble stairway.

wild tulips; setting off on your white steed; the wind and the rain;

a statue of a Golden Crow;
hearing the waterfall splash in the pool all night long; a moment of empathy.

rowing to the island in the middle of the lake; a broomstick that flies; antique buttons and sewing notions.