-Audrey Hepburn in Fall River-


In the morning I'll wake her gently,

Nudging her shoulder.

She complains
By moaning sweetly, burying her head
Deeply under the top sheets.

Later:
I fasten my cufflinks and adjust
The silk and linen material of a black-tie affair,
Bypassing the frayed crew-neck sweater and faded
Corduroys reflected in the mirror.

A night on the town at the movies and then, after the comic

Stress-test of "Charade" screened at the "Bijou",
We'll sup across the street at "China Royal"
Over chow mien sandwiches and icy orangeade.

Earlier:
Audrey Hepburn prepares herself at the mirror
As if she finds it necessary to do such a thing

And now

She tells me

She’s leaving in the morning
To cradle an infant child in her arms,
Deep in the middle of dry Ethiopia, so that

The child

Will die in someone’s arms instead ––

And maybe it's true, but I think
I asked her:  "So, we goin' to China Royal, or what"?