The Last Barrel

Like wine,
these older days
are vintage

Aging,
as each days number
declines

Ripe
in the tannin
of what remains

Rich
in the sweetness
of time now past

The vines
to wither
—in memory lost

(The New Room: May, 2021)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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