An Ode To Fine Drinking
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I put this poem together, "An Ode to Fine Drinking," as an "Ode" set within in a loose-leaf free verse format. This ode represents for me "something on the lighter side" of poetic exposition. I am not really glorifying "alcohol" as much as making a spoof about it. My two repeated sayings in the German language refer essentially to the pleasant sound associated with pouring quality whiskey and/or red wine into the appropriate glass for whichever alcohol is going to be poured. The important thing is that I wanted a poem to portray this process from a somewhat comical standpoint. (Gary Bateman - August 24, 2014)
With alcohol coursing through my veins,
I sense and feel the best of my pains.
With double resolve to amend my aims,
I can’t believe I really want to.
Oh Alcohol! Oh Alcohol! Oh Alcohol!
you are the balm and bane
to my existence;
and yet, if I must choose,
I choose the balm to my existence.
As I tear through the shadows of my life,
I know that thou art with me,
every time I pour a glass of fine red wine,
or a stout shot glass Irish whiskey,
I marvel at the sound and tenor of this fine alcohol
as it moves in waves and slaps the inside of the glass of choice.
The sound it makes is indeed notable and quite pleasant.
As they say in the German:
“das macht ein gutes Geräusch.”
-or-
“das macht eine klangvolle Wonne.”
With alcohol coursing through my veins,
melancholy is never one of my pains.
This emotion is not allowed
nor will I ever be cowed,
and depressed—as some suggest:
to slump, to sulk, and to sit in the corner
crying over what might have been.
When drinking and thinking and being, and—
with alcohol coursing through my veins,
I do indeed savor the sound of fine alcohol being poured
to quite rightly ensure that I will never be bored.
As they say in the German:
“das macht ein gutes Geräusch.”
-or-
“das macht eine klangvolle Wonne.”
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved, Schoeningen, Germany
(August 24, 2014)
Copyright © Gary Bateman | Year Posted 2014
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