Asking Outwards Revisited

at long last I've learned
a nimble way among the
fields filled with flowers fair

at long last, I can say
Yes, as I make my request
to spend some time with you

at long last, I've grown up
at long last, I'm ready to smile
at long last, I'm ready to dance

To hold you close
To look into your eyes
To see the smile therein

To spin you around
To spin you out
To spin you into my arms

And see your hair fly all about
And to hold you in my arms
Holding you tight, the treasure you are

At long last, I am ready
At long last, I've grown
Mind, body and soul

I'm ready to go
Your patience was a virtue
And now it's time for virtue's own reward

The vast new world lies at my feet
I look tall and ready, and I am
Feeling a little heady, my heart beats

I feel the pulse of life
The excitement of love
The passion of living

This is what love is about
This is what life is about
This is what living is about

Years of patience lead to this reward
Adulthood and honesty and truth
A new policy for the fields filled with flowers

Now's the time to go dancing there
there where love is near
among the fields filled with flowers fair

Simply put, I'd love to go
to a dance with you this evening
to dinner with you afterwards

to wander the park, hand-in-hand
to see an opera, or perhaps a play
to walk the sea shore

to watch the stars, twinkling softly
to climb a mountain together
to soar, to fly, to dream

to see the unseen
to feel heart's desire
and to look you in the eye

and to smile, to kiss, to hug
to dance, to true romance
to feel love's life worth living

Yes, beautiful
I am ready
Let's go

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