She comes to me softly in my dreams,
perching before me like an angel,
lustrous wings outstretched.
She reaches for me,
her eyes smile,
sweetly she speaks to me,
calls my name,
"come to me" she whispers,
and I am born again...
My enigmatic Venus on the half shell,
such purity, intelligence, strength, simplicity.
she speaks my name, and I long for the future,
a future I was convinced was all for naught,
until she came to me,
not as a dream,
not as a vision,
but as a woman,
beautiful, honest, true.
She offers her heart to me,
leaving me breathless and alive,
and making me realize how truly
blessed I am to have such a creature in my life.
Gioia Tortella
