Magical, with intricate beauty; like fine dew
on forest ferns at sunrise, she walked into my life
with the confidence and swagger
of a seasoned runway fashion model, beckoning me
like a wily siren. I was a man of the world, hardened
and strong, with no cares about tomorrow and
no regrets about my past, until I met her and wondered,
“where have you been all my life, you fine example
of a woman,”
and the rest is history.









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