Planet 9

Memories of fiery rock

the rising comet Hale-Bopp

extents its stay in earthly sights

long travels reading "Planet 9''

The sphere shaped arch of what would be

a spiral arm of mystery

With starlit eyes -- I could not hide 

the alien shape of you inside

While learning journals row by row,

the flaw, I spotted long ago

your ghostly charms retained my smiles

whose off-track hooks would wind my life

So long, lovers, wrap up times 

You made me cross all mighty lines 

All three of them do not combine

But hazel eyes and sparkling wine

The candle light burns fast tonight 

Will you confess, I've crossed your mind?

I picture you from Planet 9 

Oh dearest, bring me home through time! 

Bob Dylan's "Visions of Johanna" is high on my list of favorite songs. To me it describes our longing for an "ideal" (Johanna), which could represent a long-lost teenage love, a fictional lover, or a passion as "true love." This ideal might be shaped by childhood experiences, less of a person but more of a feeling we hold dear. That's my interpretation!

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