Smile of Paradise

A bleeding heart sent me to bed Tormented hot, by a lover's deception; And in the folds of my blanket, cold as wet, I sighed into sleep of sad emotions. In such momentary somnolence, I beheld this face in a blooming garden; A dazzling beauty, dignified opulence, Which radiated a smile so open: And as the doves whispered, my heart bloomed in bliss- That smile that eased suffering for which I wept. And from her soft and renaissant lips, words fell at ease; " Welcome to paradise," and in such smile,I blissfully slept. ************** I staggered from my dream in lamentation; Questioning its end, a sudden event; But that powerful smile began to register, and the words " Welcome to paradise," oh! the reminder! Forthwith I tumbled and wept to again behold With a heart of bliss, that smile in heaven's fold- So everyday I went to bed praying in cries: " God, permit me behold for once that smile of paradise." ************** Three months later in windy spring While I sadly tended my garden's hold, I felt a breeze, softer than all its brothers, coming in sighs And raising my head, I saw her plain, with that SMILE OF PARADISE.