Happily time is spent
first at the concert ball,
then on to the opera
a moonlit walk along the Danube
then off to a hidden café
where small talk of love
longing eyes, smiling lips, holden hands
accompanied by Strauss waltzes
on a gramophone.

The night wears on
love now in full bloom
it is time to take his love home,
Coachman, a slow ride please
they sit close under the night sky
the gently rocking rhythm of the coach
enthralls their senses even more,
finally the coach stops
she is escorted to her home
a final farewell, a kissing embrace,
a fond goodbye as she whisks through the door,
both now know
that this night of nights they will never forget
yes, so it went so many years ago.

Herbert Holzbauer
© December 2001

Midi: The Blue Danube
Composer: Johann Strauss

Photo: Vienna Panorama

Statue: Johann Strauss