Grant,
a young man in love,
has decided to offer
a gift to a young
woman, the object of
his affections. The gift will be a love poem he
crafts specifically
for her.
He
finds a quiet place
to work.
He has come
prepared with
notepad, pencil, and
a large book of love
poems.
As he begins,
he soon realizes
that his own words
and ideas are not
going to be
sufficient, so he
turns to his trusty,
inspirational
resource -- the book
of poetry.
As he thumbs
the pages, he finds
very eloquent
phrases penned by
some of the greatest
poets.
As he forms
his thoughts and
begins to write,
Grace appears. Initially, she simply repeats
his words.
The further
Grant proceeds, the
more animated and
alive Grace seems to
become.
Although
Grant can not
physically see or
hear her, Grace
begins to voice
thoughts of her own
that differ from
those of Grant. She questions his choice of
words and begins to
make suggestions, to
which Grant
responds.
He
realizes that
phrases borrowed
from the master
poets might not
capture the personal
sentiment he intends
to express.
He continues
searching his book
for more appropriate
language and
stumbles onto love
song lyrics from the
1960s and 70s. Oddly enough, moved by Grace’s
promptings, he
discovers that some
of these lyrics
express the same
concepts as the
classic poems of
love.
Even
as Grant, in
unwitting
collaboration with
Grace, collects and
pens his thoughts,
he begins to
question the value
of his work.
In spite of
Grace’s arguments,
Grant gives up and
exits, leaving her
alone.
Grace,
knowing that she is
Grant’s creation,
fears that without
him her existence
will soon come to an
end.
When she
realizes that she
hasn’t disappeared,
she concludes that
she must still be on
his mind.
She
decides that if she
is going to be
complete and
beautiful, it’s up
to her.
So, she takes
Grant’s ideas, sorts
through them and
arranges them into a
cohesive whole. In the process, she insinuates
her love for Grant –
the creation loving
the creator.
Grant
suddenly returns,
exclaiming that he
has it all worked
out -- that
everything just came
to him.
He can now
finish the poem. Even though Grace is upset for
not getting her due
credit, she helps
him finish his work.