Lovers Mueum
The sweet scent I inhaled
intoxicated my senses,
sending me on a voyage
on ancient seas,
across to Venice.
A museum to lovers.
Maria Callas sang
a delicate aria—
Ave Maria.
Sensual softness
drifts like a lullaby.
She laid her head on my belly,
her heart beating swiftly
against my skin.
A cascade of curls covered my torso,
thawing the chill of time.
Silence is a gentle companion,
whispering:
you are safe.
Beautiful, this is just what I needed to read
Yes… Teresa & Byron, Eleanora & D’Annunzio, Tadzio & Aschenbach, Renata & Cantwell and so many others, real or fictitious or only lightly veiled, before & after…