As we lie here in the afterglow of loving,
With your head upon my shoulder, and your soft breasts
Warm against my side, I gaze again in wonder,
Upon your lovely face, so peaceful in repose,
Remembering the many times before tonight
When we have danced among the stars in ecstasy,
Our perfectly matched spirits soaring high above,
As our bodies melt and fuse into each other
In the heat of rapture, our mutual passion
The natural expression of eternal love.

So familiar, yet each time as wonderful
As the first time you so willingly surrendered
To my ardent will, giving yourself completely
Without demur, the sweet moment when you welcomed
My aching manhood into the heart of your soul,
Sliding gently between those tender folds of flesh,
The soft guardians of your innermost secrets,
Remains as miraculous as our first mating,
The slick warm velvet of your exquisite body
The perfect foil to my hard and urgent desire.

As we lie here in the afterglow of loving,
Sleeping peacefully in each other's warm embrace,
Our mortal bodies transformed by the golden light
Of paradise into something ineffable,
A new creation lifted high in joyful bliss,
I thank the kindly fates that brought us together,
For they have granted us the priceless gift of love
A precious offering of such divine beauty
That all the riches of the world are as nothing
In comparison to its radiant colours.