We had the good fortune of attending a dear friend’s wedding this weekend in the Seattle Aquarium. Everything was so quintessentially them. While watching their first dance to Jack Johnson’s “Do You Remember,” I was inspired to write a poem.
One of the following is completely human. The other is a collab with Chat-GPT, my final synthesis using ideas taken from 8 different iterations. It was a pretty fun process, where ChatGPT gave me new ideas, which I in turn fed back to get its response. Which do you like?
Many seek after the touch of Midas,
Drawn to gold and its weighty promise.
But that’s because they’ve yet to feel
A gift far greater, your velveteen touch —
Whereby magic, dreams, love become real.
and
Most souls chase after the touch of Midas,
Captivated by gold and its shining promise.
But they’ve yet to feel the deeper faith,
A gift far greater, your velveteen grace.
Dreams, love, hearts settle into place,
Solidifying into reality’s embrace.