Awake unto me by Kathleen Knowles
„You want desperately for the feeling to never stop yet you fear you might die of it. But you don’t die. That sensation reaches its delightful crescendo and then explodes.” Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee Sounds of the rude world, Heard in the day Lull’d by the moonlight have all pass’d away Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song List while I woo thee with soft melody Gone are the cares of life’s busy throng Beautiful dreamer awake unto me Beautiful dreamer awake unto me Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea Mermaids are chanting the wild Lorelie Over the streamlet vapors are borne Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart E’en as the morn on the streamlet and sea Then will all clouds of sorrow depart Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me The Barbary Coast San Francisco, September 1888 „Awake unto me” is a historical lesbian roma...