Sasha, I still remember our first night together:

My narrow bed
Two human bodies
Closely pressed together

As in a dream
Sweet words in my ear
Soft Russian lullabies

Oh, your trembling, shy hands
Hungrily, I reached for you

In the morning while you slept
I watched your sweet face

Deep love for you
Welled up in my heart
Our lives linked for all time

A boy who could be so hard
Whose touch was so tender

I pressed my lips
To your thick hair
And then I, too, fell asleep