Best Teetotaler Poems
The TeetotalerIn Ordinary Cups
The blades of winter grind into the ice
like blood on a bitten lip
two lovers spin and twirl
The days pass from teacup to teacup
in the peaceful silence of a solitary nest.
From gentle easy sunrise through sheer white
to the subtle fall of accordion night.
The echoes...
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Categories:
teetotaler, memory,
Form:
Terzanelle
TeetotalerI once knew a sedate gent with class,
who would not drink red wine at church mass.
Would take a wee sip,
to wet his wee lip,
since red wine made him expel built gas.
Was time for his daughter to marry,
gentleman who liked to drink sherry.
Being a...
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Categories:
teetotaler, red, wine,
Form:
Limerick