A Fifth of April
When I was a child
My brothers and I found
Some empty 5ths discarded
and laying on the ground.
We were all raised sober.
To inbibe was a sin.
We also saved a fortune.
Who could afford the gin?
But rinsed and filled with water
and vanilla for some taste.
We had a pocket bottle.
Nothing went to waste.
One day we cleaned the pantry.
Gooseberry had turned to wine.
I cracked the lid and smelled inside.
The odor was divine.
My mother was observant.
It went into the trash.
I learned years later
that beer was made from mash.
I used a beer when baking
a loaf of homemade bread.
I failed to follow directions,
It never got a head.
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Copyright © Val Jennings | Year Posted 2019
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