Wanderlust

I imagine there is some great freedom
At one o'clock, the official depart
Past midnight into noctural kingdom.
Rain would help at this point—a cold restart.
A fantastic shower of night's sweet sound
Suffusing crystal skull from ear to ear.
So this is how to set off from the ground.
This is the magic portal. It is clear
That the land of dream and darkness can be
Pervaded through water, through that which holds
Most patiently in temperate decree.
The rain unfolds and beckons from the cold,
And I follow—the lover's call—and turn
About—to the purlieus of no return.

Dale Chou
2012-10-13