- Non-Erotic Poetry
- When There Was None
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We drank from two full glasses
of Life’s wines of love and trust
First gulping from them voraciously
with unquenchable thirsting lust
Drinking from those same glasses
then half consumed; the precious wines
We slowly sipped as our consciences
toasted to past, present and future signs
We knew them all as reality;
of vows we’d said before
to others with still full glasses
who love and trust yet even more
As we neared each glass’s bottom;
the wines’ droplets scarce and few
Our lips touched not the glasses
nor each other’s; sad, but true
Both our glasses; they’re now empty
Our lives apart we’ve since begun
Remembering that Life’s sweet vintage
Trying to forget
when there was... none
- COMMENTS
PatHous56about 17 years agoIt's a poem so sad, of life's loves consumed and gone with no easy refill.
LeBrozabout 18 years agoThis is a sad piece, with wine a metaphor for life and love. As life proceeds, the wine is drunk as slowly love runs out. After reading this I scanned the other comments and will only add that poignant seems inadequate a word to describe the feeling here. Me? I'm ready for a refill.
Anonymousabout 19 years agoYour prose here is smooth, it flows like the fine wine so sweetly and metaphorically referred to. One can get intoxicated by your poetic genius.
Anonymousabout 19 years agoYou just need to toast to life and drink from them with another. A metaphorically poignant poem - thank you.
