To my Pumpkin.

If all seasons in their turn
Could stay majestic
If the apple in the fall tasted
As sweet as the flowers in spring
Smelled, and the ground was sloped
And dotted with cottages and the sky
Were the deepest blue you can imagine
And life was all around and everything
Shone with some internal radiance
And there were no steel or concrete
Or plastic, wouldn't it be fantastic
To be alive upon this planet
And not need pills to keep us happy
Nor gyms to keep us in shape
Inhalors to keep us breathing
Traffic lights to keep us alive
But when I walk to the store at night
There are lights all around that are not stars
Roars that are not from bears or lions
Smells of gasoline and nicotine
And I pull my senses in, withdraw
To a fairytale land within
A coloring book where everything good
Turns out true
And I think of you
Nestled in your bed up north
And wish there were somewhere we could go
To get away from all this artifice
Luhacovice, Tahiti, Alaska, I don't know
But I'd drop everything and go
I'd fly away with you
I'd fly away with you
In a Canadian second
Into some great unknown land
Face the dangers and wonders hand in hand
And learn a new life, make a new life
But only with you
Only with you as my companion
And my support and the object of my support
I could never face change alone
I don't need much in this world
Buy I need you, pumpkin, and I'll never cut the vine
Connecting you to the ground I lie on
I'll water you, and weed around you
But I will never own you
And if the time comes you need
To change back into a princess,
End the experiment and make your way home
Through the rain and snows
I will fit your glass slipper
And escort you to the golden ballroom
Or home, or wherever you want to go
And I will wait my turn for a dance
Or a kiss, an exchange of vows
To never lose sight of truth
Like the pages of my little coloring book
To stay true to what the water
And the wind are telling you
And leave when it's your time to go
But not without me, love-
I'll go away with you
I'll go away with you.
Wherever you go to find beauty and truth
In this shifting and burning world,
Darling I will go with you
If you want me.