Far beyond the bamboo screen, I can hear crickets chirping;
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As I watch the summer sun set into the sea.
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Skipping stones across the stream reminds me of you,
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how your presence leaves me palpitating.
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I see air shimmering above the sultry street,
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and I see emptiness as far as my eyes let me see.
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Oh, how I wish that you were here,
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how I want to hear your voice immediately.
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As a smile sparkles in the sunset,
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I can't help but start to fret
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as I express wishes of mine in a prayer.
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Let me ask you, please don't overlook the
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I want you to keep on, keep on shining.
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"With you I really want to meet" it's a phrase, it's so simple;
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but it's one that I am shouting with all my heart.
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I think that one day we will greet, and then we will know
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that we'll never, ever have to come apart.
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I want you to follow when I walk just like so,
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I want you chasing me when I'm going to and fro.
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Oh, without you, I'm all alone
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with my solitude showing a pallid tone.
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As the petals flutter in the springtime,
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I'll enjoy this afternoon
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changing prayers back into my promises to you.
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Both of us in a sunny spot absorbing
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we can share this easiness for always.
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Let me ask you, please don't overlook the
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I want you to keep on, keep on shining.
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