"Dear diary,

 

After several unbearable months of silence, I now hold in my hands a precious letter from my dearest Joseph. He's safely reached India!

 

The exotic land he describes in his letter sounds magnificent - colorful, mystical and beautiful beyond imagining.

 

What must it be like to experience such wonders? I wish I could be there with him, but that is not to be.

 

Instead I find comfort in knowing that half a world away, he held this same bit of paper in his hand."

 

Traveling the world, port to port

Enriches my life, horizon in sight

 

I have seen wonders to last for a lifetime

The world here is mystic and new

The markets and colors, incense and scholars

Flavors and scents ever pure

 

Words that you sent, sweet Susanne

Ignite in my heart a brand new start

 

The darkest of skies make the brightest of stars shine

I see you and me

The dawn of an era, the birth of a new day

This constellation I see

 

And as the moon’s gazing down

On the shores of India

I am calling out your name

May the tides bear my words

 

Waves crashing down

On the shores of India

Did you summon them to me

Have they come to take me home

 

Salt water dew, see me through

Show me the way, lead me to you

 

Colors and spices, rich and enticing

The lands captures me

Tropical thunders, musical wonders

The Arabian Sea

 

I have seen wonders, guide me into your arms

 

I sent you the waves

Did they come there

To take you home to me

 

India, pearl of the east

Bless the holy waters

And protect me on my

Journey back to her