“Youthful Dreams Part 1” from “Remembering Eternity”
“Romance! Yes, these were dreams of romance, and he cherished them. For him there existed a girl who embodied the eidolon of femininity and glinted with its many precious facets. He saw here as lovely, of course, but with the loveliness of a child, innocent and pure. Tenderness was the blood-stuff of her heart. Yet she could draw upon deep womanly wisdom as life’s challenges required. Gentle like the butterfly, and still like the desert on a windless night, she emitted soft light and gleams like the full moon on the lacquered ocean below. Her voice was delicate but sure, her gaze, quickening and intense. With only the touch of her hand, she made exquisite love. A simple flick of her mane and upturn of her chin made pale the appeal of exotic dancers, barely clothed.”