but somewhere on the shore of Schería
where Odysseus meets Nausicaa,
the most beautiful girl in the world—
natural, spontaneous, simply delightful!
Her hair gleaming golden wheat in the sun,
her eyes shining stars on a clear night,
when she smiles, all the flowers bloom,
when she twirls her fingers, light floods
my heart, and when she snaps them,
the whole universe awakes to song
and happiest of all am I
to be dancing with her!


Peter Y. Chou
Palo Alto, July 21, 2001