Champagne Wishes
for Crystal Fraser

Crystal, like heaven,
lights heaven, likes me
able to cling, able to squeeze

what have I
in the deep freeze to feast on
to thaw out

I know what she does
to my heart I had on ice
when the heart, according to
the English patient,
is an organ of fire

she fills mine with warmth
and new-found appreciation
for our planet

didn’t know she was on it
until two week ago
ever since, it has become
so much more interesting
so much fuller
with exciting possibilities


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2007
10:43 p.m. 23/08/07