I love Women

I love women who were
beloved and sung by poets a thousand years ago.

I love cities whose empty walls
lament the kin of kings of ancient times.

I love cities that will still exist
when no one from today lives on the earth.

I love women - slim and marvelous -
who restively sleep in the lap of the years.

Sometimes with their star-pale beauty
they match the fairest of my dreams.