A bonnie lass from Eastern lands
Absconded with my heart
Now I count the remaining days
Till no longer we're apart

We will meet in September
See each other at last
It will be a day to remember
For the die will be cast

And as friends or as lovers
We shall go side by side
Though life's tests and trials
For the rest of our lives

In looking for you, dearest
No mythic goddess I sought
Nor a dame or a super model
Vain, and of frivolous thought 

I seek neither slave nor master
But an equal and cherished friend
A partner loyal and constant
Who'd stand by me to the end

A woman like you, wise and fair
Kind, accomplished and brave
Who makes my heart beat faster
Who answers to "Bonnie Wei"





Though distant at nine hundred miles
In my dreams I am by your side
Though familiar with you but slightly
I want you to be my bride 

I build plans like castles on sand
On the strength of the first impression
I hope that all I have planned
Will survive being put to the question

The inquiries of culture and time
The Inquisition of the INS
And continues its glorious climb
From a smile to tender caress

That my plans and your plans be one
That your heart beat in tune with mine
That the love which has just begun
Bloom and grow to the end of time





A Bonnie lass of the House of Wei
Got a hold of my heart from far away
    She has my full attention
    And the strongest affection
So I wish to be hers, come what may!




Kevlar vest can stop most  bullets
Saving flesh from unkind fate
But arrows of Cupid do not stop for armor
Be it fiber, mail or plate



A face once launched a thousand ships
Wars had been fought over eyes, legs and tits
I thought all that daft till I encountered your most motivating smile

The battle I join not against other men but for your favor and for your hand
For happiness with you I'll fight, for a chance
To win against perfidy of INS





Three days hence

East-West, two hours' flight is easer than it used to be
Upon landing you won't have to fight your way out of a hot el-ze

East-West, easy landing instead of a drop, no flak over target, no fighter escort
Friends welcome your plane as it rolls to a stop in modern and safe Nashville airport

New York-Tennessee, a pretty short flight , easier than New York from Taiwan
To see that boy in the evening's failing light and try to decide if he is the one

East-West, dissimilarities manifest -- maybe that's for the best, for tough are the mutts 
And amalgam of the East and West might prove stronger than steel from Damascus




With breath abated, I quietly wait
To learn if Bonnie would be my mate
If she'd bet all on me being the one
As for her I have already done



Awake late at night, at my desk with a pen
Of your visit I think, again and again

Before you came, I was happy alone
Not eager for a feminine intruder in my home

You arrived in the evening and come into the light
My heart almost stopped at that beautiful sight

A friend, a lover, a soul-mate, you are more than that, my love
You are the one whose mere presence sufficed to change my mind 

I used to like my bachelor flat, at least as far as I knew
Yet now I wish for kids who'd look and act just like you

I also wish for unhurried days with you gathered up in my hug
The two of us cuddling on a chilly day, with cocoa in your steaming mug

I wish for the days when we don't speak, for the hearts speak without words
And a lifetime of holding you more important the the whole rest of the world

For your wise and patient support with words and with steady hand
Your strengths and mine, allied and combined, preeminent in the land

For years of joy and years of toil, or laughter and silver hair
With children and friends as guests of honor in our family lair

In that life that I offer I'd give of myself, freely and gladly, to you
And giving you my entire life, I hope its days were't too few

It is late, my friend, almost three a.m., I am starting to talk too much
So I wish you good night and go to sleep, longing for your soft touch

Alone in my bed, I wish for your warmth, for the rhythm of your loving heart
Hope someday, having met again, we won't have to remain apart





I offer my heart a trade
A deal it can't refuse
I will will find another love
If only it would forget you

I offer my mind a fair trade
The best it has ever made
I'll feed it delectable stimuli
If you it would try to forget

I offered a bounty to myself
For capturing Bonnie's ghost
For making it leave my memory
And banishing it from my thoughts

Yet learning to be her friend
Is a better and happier way
In touch, without misgivings or guilt
Until the end of my mortal days





A gift of gold loses its meaning
When price of metal isn't high
But one gift keeps its value always
The giving of my own life

I wished to give to you entire
The rest of my earth-bound days
To warm you by my passion's fire
While basking in your halo's rays




With you I wanted to share a dream
A dream that will never be
Of a live in which we travel abeam
Together, just you and me

With me you share all that you can
Whilst keeping your honor clean
With Howard as your priority one 
Yet never a kinder girl I've seen

I'd like very much that we stay in touch
That apart you and I do not drift
Talking by phone may not be much
But it improves my mood quite a bit

And in years and even decades to come
I'd like to hear from you
Of marriage, children, of work and fun
Discovering you anew






What could have been is but an opium pipe dream
Sentimental and maybe maudlin
And all that matters in campaigns and friendships
Is what the bright future will bring





One day, I must give it up
That lingering, hesitant hope
That we two can work out somehow
Even thought it can't be, I know

Be your friend and be happy about it
Lest past memories spoil the future
Luckily we don't part company
Only constrain what we can do

I am glad you made your decision
That you're happy and certain of it
That your life has purpose and meaning
And you will live in the land where you fit

Yet I hope that someday, somewhere
You and I meet again, just by chance
And somehow decide to make happen
The dream I envisioned once






When curled up indoors on a rainy day
Or stretched the shade when sun's bright and hot
When a moment of leisure comes up
To you I turn in my thoughts

I think of your beauty which could stop a heart
Of temper benign, which sets you apart
Of your manner forthright, mind keen
If anyone's flawless, thou art

Not lifeless like crafted, cold porcelain doll
But vital and warm, a joy to behold
Evolving and growing before my very eyes
Strong woman to whom truth may be honestly told

So, good morning to you, my friend most beloved
We are, sadly, too far for a heartening hug
For a look to your smile, into your lovely eyes
For sweet intimacy nevermore in the cards