Tonight before my eyes she sleeps
Another part of her that’s new to me
In a distant land that soothes her
Where her heart truly longs to be
And I wonder as I watch her rest
What thoughts dwell upon her mind
Of the hold that she has over me
Or could a heart so loved be blind
My gaze, upon her soft beauty, lingers gently
That supple wondrous world to my hands unknown
Where they long to settle and remain, as do my eyes
Before this night and summer dreams, have all too quickly flown
For come that morn ten days from now
And those that wait beyond it’s tender moon
How I’ll cherish then, what my eyes behold here
Alone with the memory, of a goodbye said too soon….
Anthony Sullivan
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ode-to-a-sleeping-beauty/
