By Mark Friar (TO6RNGR@AOL.com
Date: 9 July 1997

"ODE" to Cher

                    A more beautiful woman I have not met
                A more wonderful person hath God not made, yet

                     A more perfect love could not be had
               A more wonderful feeling would surely drive one mad!

                     As she walks with dark bouncing locks
            Wished by all men to win her love, in her heart she mocks

                    For the winner of her love, truly blessed
                  The losers left destitute and totally wrecked 

                    Heaven smiles on whom she shares her life
                 Not a better blessing exist than to know her as wife

                      The thought of seeding our offspring
               To share her in that most intimate way, no finer thing

                       Only to know her for fleeting moments
                      Is an eternal joy that remains infinite

                Cheryl; the name sweeter than the most potent nectar
                      A brighter star no man has seen splendor

                     Sharing love openly never to feel foolish
                      Please oh God grant this my final wish

                 Let our love blossom forever as we walk through life
                 Not a beter blessing exist than to know Cher, my wife

Poem by Mark Friar