A Lover's Moment

A Lover's Moment

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The bay was still, gently lapping against the moon's soft touches of light. A breeze caressed them, planting its cool kisses along their skin. The world swirled with voices and the footsteps of people, but he heard nor felt no one else as he watched her hair flutter in her face. The night seemed endless, as he drifted in his sweet waking dream.

As if in recognition, the sky lit up in a burst of light, a sparkle of morning sun against the backdrop of a starless night. It was a symphony of light, orchestrated by strangers, and appreciated by lovers. A gift, unexpected, but received in wonder. It was the signature of approval of the fates, scribbled on the canvas of the sky, the benevolent smile of the universe, beaming down on the souls coupled within her.

As the last sprinkle of stardust faded from the sky, the echoes of the brilliance that colored the night, remained in her eyes. He gazed at them, those windows that held his life behind them, and filed another timeless image of her elegance in his heart. They embraced, the warmth of her fingers racing up his spine to kiss the sweet fragrance of her breath on his chest. His world held still for the eternity of a moment.

They parted, even as their hearts remained entangled and walked into the night, the lights of the city in their wake. Their picture flies off the steel rail, into the river bay below. A lover's moment, captured in the river of time.

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