I drifted off into a sensual voyage-

completely swept away–

From an exquisite, captivating man

My tender heart had fallen for

He was more to me than a stranger

So exquisite and rare

From the moment my eyes met his,

a love long buried within me

was suddenly awakened,

my soul lay open and bare,

revealed to a love my very being

could find only in him.

He stood there,

framed in the hush of moonlight,

his eyes fixed

steadily on me.

I longed to turn away,

to run and hide,

for I was disarmed

by my own shyness.

He was far more than I

had ever dared to imagine,

and in his gaze

I saw tenderness and a quiet gentleness

as he reached his hands out to me,

as though he knew

how I needed his touch

to guide me.

I did not know if I should surrender

to his invitation,

to risk my heart

and play my hand—

for what harm could there be in letting myself

become a coy little tease?