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Poetry and Wine
When the muse deserts me and goes out for the day
I search for inspiration in a glass of Chardonnay.
I think of love, or death, or war
No wait! Those themes were done before
I need another top-up - Quick!
A Cabernet Sauvignon - Hic!
And now my rhyme has gone awry
Perhaps because my glass is dry
I need to find another line...
...or, why not?...another wine!
And now my meter isn't true
Another swig is overdue!
Let's see, which wines are in the rack?
Will Merlot bring my poem back?
I'm struggling now to write a thing
My eyes are red, and start to sting
I cannot think it gets much worse
I KNOW! - I'll write some free-form verse!
The snow falls darkly
On a distant salmon
Waiting
Hoping...
...I know, I'm not much good at those
I'll leave that art form to the pros
And as my muse has gone away...
...I'll have a glass of Beaujolais!
