Poem 105, Sonnet 51: Candied Smile Poem by Samer Madbak

Smile on, once more, before you leave my friend
And tune my spirit into jollity,
Let me partake of your sweet amity
Before these dainty moments come to end.
And Oh! If I had power to suspend
This fugitive delight indef’nitely
To hoard the manna of your quiddity;
Provision when my haggard days impend…
Smile on, my friend, before I sublimate
This savory smile to loftier extents
When, like the Hyacinth, you shall vacate
My eyes and wear the grander lineaments
Of Beauty, hence, my darling, smile to me
Nay! Smile your way to immortality!



Adelaide
July 22nd 1994