'The zinc roofs in the moonlight
And the tin shop, the gas tank
And the water tank, all look like silver.
Like a star, like a cigarette,
Far out, over Nally's hill,
A passenger plane
Passes and flashes in the night.'

Cheese 3 (chÄ"z)
n. Slang
An important person. Often used in the phrase big cheese.

For centuries "the poets" have lavished attention on wine, and its role as the liquid muse of love, wisdom, friendship and creative expression. The same with bread. But that other enduring staple, cheese, suffers from a serious deficit of literary attention