You were so splendid standing in the sun
Your sailor\'s peacoat open at the neck
You stood as if you held a warrior\'s pose
But all unconsciously, without conceit
My eyes transformed you into a Hussar
With coat of blue and ropes of golden braid
And flashing in the sun a sword of steel
Hung round your waist to polished boots of black
Why you caught my attention so I cannot say
Others have tried while I was young and lithe
But when you called I lost my very will
I did not think, I simply walked your way
Dreamlike we met for months on end
And still, those days\' reality is dim
I only knew I could not break the spell
By putting thoughts to dreamlike actions then
Did I love you, did you love me, I hope
For some small time and more we did I think
It was a fragile thing, a lovely dream
That fills to brim a box of memories
Perhaps the box would have outlived the dream
Perhaps the dream was just a song of life