When you fell asleep and forgot to hush the light
Your being radiated pure beauty, your essence in calm repose
When you were asleep, your full hair flooded the pillows
Adding gracious wildness to a beauty unequalled
When you were asleep leaving me to ponder your innocence
Behold, an angelic child was born and a life renewed
When you fell asleep the flowers awakened, unveiling your purity
Every part of your torso, a feast of visual delights
When you were asleep your fragrances imbued my being
With divine perfumes that I inhaled down to my core
When you fell asleep, mountains moved, inviting us to scale their heights
Floating royally in states of suspended timelessness
In your sleep, your heart was wide open
Eyes gently closed
When you were asleep the music of love hits crescendo
Calling me to dance, holding your being, aloft with the dancing stars
Enveloping my being wishing you stayed asleep
When you were asleep the soft music of your breathing enraptured
Releasing a fragrance uniquely yours
When you were asleep your slumber proclaimed a tenderness
As the symphonies of the crickets rang
When you were asleep you granted me the freedom of
Admiring the work of art in my presence
When you wake up, I will sing you tales of your slumber
Knowing that love will remain, with you asleep or wide awake
© Alwi Shatry, All Rights Reserved
August 16, 2019