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Snifter Lover

...After sun there is rain
then her and her brandy on
a gloomy balcony—
moon sharp like a forced smile
Dark skin folds under 
a dark, windy night, in
chocolatey air—with a note of
chemical cherry...

Categories: snifter, drink, lonely, night,
Form: Free verse

Rehashing History: Missing Persons

...I
Where, oh where is Virginia Dare*,
No one can find her anywhere.
Her disappearance is the very worst,
I guess that's what comes from being the first.

*Virginia Dare was born on Aug. 18, 1587...

Categories: snifter, history, humor,
Form: Light Verse

In Full Swing

...'Twas the night before Christmas
And I had a thought,
I fancied a drink
So I opened the port.

Time for a snifter
Just one or two,
But before long
I'd had quite a few.

I was now feeling fe...

Categories: snifter, christmas, drink, humorous,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Eat, Drink and Be Merry

...'Six slices a day is the well balanced way'
the boffins back then told us all,
but now I'm not impressed, they say 'wholemeal is best,
and more healthy' their clarion call.
For a good spirit lift...

Categories: snifter, food,
Form: Rhyme

Love Is Actually---Not

...Love is Actually - NOT

Love is actually hate’s evil sister
masquerading as the touch of passion’s tryst
harsh flame to make the lover’s psyche blister
lying lips to slyly soothe the forming cys...

Categories: snifter, betrayal, fantasy, lust,
Form: Rispetto

Waiting For Rock Bottom

...When I decided I would help you
It felt felt like I went off to war
And you are right, it's not my business
But I can't take it anymore

You gave me tiny slots of time 
Choice words I said betw...

Categories: snifter, abuse, christian,
Form: Rhyme

The Snifter

...The Snifter

by Ralph Sergi©

I dropped the snifter in the sink
It shattered
and I cursed my clumsy hand
and thought about my past
the times I filled the glass
and puffed my Corona
between ...

Categories: snifter, memory,
Form: Free verse

Strangers

...The slowing whine as it came to rest
A spacecraft settled down
Like a mother bird into its nest
Glowing there green and round

Smoke spewed from open ports
The air smelled of gas
Little men came out ...

Categories: snifter, funny, men, garden, men,
Form: Free verse

The Comfort of a Drunken Mind

...The Comfort of a Drunken Mind

Lipstick on an empty glass
A Memory of a smile
In my time, don’t you know?
Young girls vied for my attention
Always posing, Heartbreaker to women was I.

God, I...

Categories: snifter, fantasy, love, sad, love,
Form: Free verse

The Nana Hex

...Every time I get happy
the Nana-Hex 
comes through.
A dog's canines 
change into chainsaws,
toothpicks turn into knives,
coral reefs diverge into dirty sponges,
a sandcastle into a mausoleum,
...

Categories: snifter, lost love, lovetime,
Form: Free verse