I have decided: to be reborn as a hearty sapling, raised by a forest fam — into an excellent tree! She will be called Sylvi! In the canopy of whom, birds will nest, and in its penumbral shade, people will rest — inspired to write, compose, and sing songs — I am convinced.
The seed was planted in 2016.
Linguistically challenged, I was trying to place an order at a restaurant; this was my first week in Shanghai (a place I called home for next four years, thereafter)