Zoe Mulford

Lyrics

This crystal glass was given to my grandma on her wedding-day It was one of twelve that were only used for guests and it loves candle-light - it loves the morning sun but it spent its days in darkness in a big oak chest waiting for white linen and the silver and the wine -On a table set for angels, it would shineand she said,  Glasses may break if you use them every dayYou must keep them safe - They’re like hearts that wayMostly you can get along with lessWait for special times to use the best   This crystal glass was given to my mother as a legacy It was one of ten from my grandmother’s estate and it loves candle-light - it loves the morning sun but it spent years marked FRAGILE in a packing crate ‘til my mother rediscovered it in nineteen eighty-nine She held it to the light to see it shine and she said,   Glasses may break if you use them every day You can keep them safe - but what good are they if they just stay shut up in some chest? Why wait to use the very best?         So here’s a toast to lovely things       Hear the crystal speak as it clicks against my rings       and see the facets shine       makes water taste like wine       Clink the glasses and they sing   This crystal glass was broken on a clumsy Monday morning It was one of four that my mother gave to me and it loved candle-light - it loved the morning sun and I’m sad to see it go, but I still have three so I will pour some orange juice and drink to precious things Shake the broken pieces, and they sing and they say   Glasses may break if you use them every day That’s the risk you take - they’re like hearts that way and every day will put them to the test but every day deserves the very best
© Zoe Mulford 2004