It has toasted kings, and diamond rings among other things
Caused the kiss and the embrace, and broke the romance
Served to honor and to heal, drank to ponder and to reveal
Shared to celebrate love, gulped to forget the hate
Sipped to contemplate that we find ourselves great
Or to weep our weakness cried with lonely tears
Some are new some are old with years
Some are loved by the noble ladies
Others belched by the brute
We drink it to remember
We drink it to forget
The bitter, we spit
The sweet, we hold
Savoring a little bit
Ruby red and clear
Amber Sparkling
Intricate Aromas
We hold it close
Deeply nosed
Eyes closed
Exposed
The land
The soil
The sun
The rain
The rocks
And the dew
Quite quaffable too
Ages of this daedal art and skillful work carefully bring
This moment in a glass, or a chalice fine, time and wine
Aldo Dálaner
Blue Granite Review 