THAT GLIMPSE (August 26, 2009)

I dreamt that my beloved was peering at me teasingly from behind a long, thin, white curtain. I do not remember what I was doing at the time, but I was preoccupied with some household chore. Naked, she was leaning forward, as though I could not see the rest of her body. When she saw that I spotted her, she giggled, straightened up, turned her body toward me for a brief moment, and pulled the curtain over her face. Before she ran away, I caught a glimpse of her crotch. Perfectly visible through the curtain, it made me grin and shake my head at my beloved’s mischief. It took me a while to fall asleep again, but I was most grateful for that glimpse.