Fragment #123

#123

Just now gold-sandled Dawn

Is bringing the night to an end

I wanted time to stand still or

To be slowed down like the

Night Athena stalled the horses

Of Dawn for the reunion of

Odysseus with Penelope, for

You are so seldom with me—

But now I am rewarded, I felt

As if time was an endless

Commodity, your love-making

Was so virile and varied, we

Could not have done all those

Wonders in just one night, it was

As if we were on our honeymoon

Wrapped in love, never having

Enough of one another, always

Going back for more delights

And pleasure, I could end my

Life before rosy-hued Aurora

Brings another day, but won’t

Because I always hope that

Chance will bring us back

One more time, my endless wish

As I brush you for one more kiss