Beneath the black star speckled dome of the night sky, two beings share in a fantasy of unmeasured proportions.
She, a seraphic host with flawless soft, creamy skin, pale blue eyes and long golden tresses, a portrait of beauty. Drawn to this God forsaken mortal world on a desperate quest to reunite with her one true love. Gliding unnoticed each evening, glimpsing inside the minds of mortal men, searching for the faintest glimmer of something familiar.
He a lonely man, tall in stature, deep dark eyes that hide the pain of his tortured heart. He sits beneath a large willow tree, sighing deeply as the night air caresses his cheek. As clear as a chiming bell a thought enters his mind.
"Take my hand and join me." She whispers. "Let me show you celestial worlds you never dreamed existed." A gossamer touch upon his cheek, a fleeting kiss of angel's lips, sets his thoughts on places far beyond those of his frail reality. Reaching out, he searches for the hand that will lift him beyond this mortal realm.
Lifting him up, tearing him away from the bounds of earth, the angel embraces him in soft fragrant warmth. Clothing shed, left in a tattered pile, as her wings enfold him and cradles him against her nakedness. Higher into the blackness towards the beckoning points of light, they ascend. Deeper into passion's embrace they fly. Rising faster, the earth quickly disappearing, as the air becomes thinner and much colder. Inside the warmth of their downy protection they hold one another, nuzzling closer, tenderly kissing each otherβs flesh.
As their accent comes to a slow halt she unfolds her wings, revealing a place like no other. No longer is there darkness and uncertainty but instead beauty and security. The light is like none produced by a dying star, it beams with the radiance of a life giving force. Walking hand in hand, unaware of their nakedness, he looks at her questioningly.
"No, my love." She says silently. "This is not heaven." Gazing around with awe filled eyes, he is afraid to speak aloud. Realizing that he had yet to speak, but his thoughts had been heard.