like strawberries and champagne
one seed toward ripeness,
bubble bursts into sparkling

like strawberries and champagne
the scent of you, sweetness
your touch, effervescence

for me, love at first fondness
for you, growing into it –
a pairing by chance

the birthing crystallizes
a mother and child
like strawberries and champagne.

Judith wrote this. She was overjoyed to celebrate Mother’s Day together with her daughter after two years of pandemic limitations.