Wine Poems | Examples of Wine Poetry

O Grappa, goddess dregs of corpus grapes, Distillate "digsetivo", whole must press, Fond draught that spirits my carnal escape From temperate gods, religions of less. Your cruel "corretto" beguiled my hand That morning to revel’s most fowl besmirch; To suffer...Read More

MADD mothers were doing just fine Until Jesus made water wine After a wedding Wine smooths the bedding Whilst organs arouse the divine...Read More

Chinese Poets: English Translations These are modern English translations of poems by some of the greatest Chinese poets of all time, including Du Fu, Huang O, Li Bai, Li Ching-jau, Li Qingzhao, Po Chu-I, Tzu Yeh,...Read More

She looked straigth at me Her dog sniffed me I followed her home I thought I did all right I was invited to dinner She was a widow Out from her shell I thought I did all right A dinner for two I bought...Read More

There once was a man named Chuck Who waddled just like a duck When they asked, “are you fine”? He replied, “It’s the wine” That made him look very struck! ...Read More

Rules state that indoors I must stay for outside there lingers a hell. I pray that it will go away. What can I do to fill my day? And keep within this small bubble. Rules state that indoors I must...Read More

Once I saw my shadow follow something unseen oh my! cried I come back on track but then chagrin it showed side road Sorry Charlie! saw sign free wine! old vine sublime made stop no thought you’d miss remiss amiss kiss kiss...Read More

At a wedding when the wine had run out, said Mary, “You can't let guests go without.” “Do just as he requests.” To satisfy the guests Jesus saw there...Read More

2020 drove me to disappear, 2021 is almost here. ...Read More

balloons! balloons! balloons in colours fly, white Christmas, glittering snow, bring delight! soul is singing, heart is bright, hope is high! Sun peeps orange, peering through, clear blue sky, lighting up, golden tinsels, floating bright, balloons! balloons! balloons in colours...Read More

Wine is the mother of all Bread is the son who made all Wine leaks through the gigantic wall Bread makes that very loud call This is my body and blood The bread is the kind waker Yet is...Read More

Have a conversation with me Without the scent of last night's wine in your breath, Remove your spectacles of prejudice before we begin to speak, Let me not have to mull over every word Before they escape my lips, Respond to...Read More

Years go by like a purple blur of time, As when the ripest grapes are turned, Into the most luscious and aged wine! Then memory itself often comes calling, In sweltering sunshine and in the rain, Like roaming bluebirds' memories...Read More

Alike an Elderberry tree and conspicuous not a Honeysuckle sweet vacuous we ripen with antiquity an intoxicating aroma of iniquity Folklore spirits rhyming in chant Elder-mother wood nymph with plant never growing obsolete as to everlasting if faith be with red berries...Read More

the voices are particularly loud today, they taunt and plague me with their pleas the label I hide on the wine bottle they ask me if I'm drinking yellow tail I take another swig, and then one more step cautiously...Read More