you've gentled me
like autumn rain!
i thirsted,  til
you poured the wine;
and filled me
like a sacred grail;
and offered me
as sacrifice!

right there,
before the very moon,
you poured me
softly
on the land !
a gentle mist-like dew
ascending,
sublimated essence and
- a blessing!
since
you've gentled me.

and thus
i am your tender,smitten,
friend and ingenue-
you've made of me,
eventually,
a vessel fit ! and tried!
and true;
just right for
loving you.