If you want to be happy
for half an hour,
kill a pig and eat it.
If you want to be happy
for six months,
go and get married.
If you want to be happy
for the rest of your life,
be a gardener!
I am that gardener now,
down on my knees
and planting my garden
with tenderness and care,
slowly watering my seeds
and waiting patiently
for a patch of sun,
blinding to some
but beautiful to me.
For the raw Diamonds
of your Intellect;
For the Spearmint
of your fresh Ideas;
For the warm Honey
of your soft-spoken Words;
For the Rainbow
of your wide-eyed Smiles;
For the first Pearls
of your Wisdom;
For the deep blue Sea
of your impatient Heart;
And, not least, for the Chocolate
of your smooth yet wild Passion.
ALABANZA ... Spanish version
Para los diamantes crudos
de tu intelecto pregunton;
Para la menta verde
de tus frescas ideas;
Para la miel tibia
de tus dulces palabras dichas;
Para el arcoiris
de tus grandes ojos al sonreir;
Para las primeras perlas
de tu sabiduria;
Para el mar profundo
de tu corazon impaciente;
Y, no menos, para el chocolate
de tu suave ya salvaje pasion.