Tantalus
Edwardian Oak TantalusPhoto from worthpoint.com bourbon, scotch and rye consume dull men and weak minds in lead crystal flamesFiled under: Haiku, POETRY
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Photo from fodors.com stupid dialogue with Jack taste of fur in the morning hatchet cleaving the browFiled under: Haiku, POETRY
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Photo from catalystsforhealth.com what altar will cradle your bones anoint them in wine when already red-soaked infested with vines they want no redemption and couldn’t care less if they’re damned...
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“Herakles with Lionskin”Hellenistic SculpturePhoto at theoi.com remind me how I tore into two tons of tragedy when Hercules girded my infirmity in lionskin and my veins exploded in splatters of...
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Photo from spoutingoff.com when three sheets fly free avoid the temptations of lightning and thunder better to belly-crawl down below curbs and high-heeled shoes Filed under: POETRY, Tanka
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corpuscles flying, colliding in cyclotron circuits their reds and whites blur pinking, wildly frothing with dangerous energy deaf to electrical pleadings from neurons the muscles expand and contract...
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Rhomboid drunken diamonds lacerate the lives they touch with piercing points of bottle glass love shunted through obliques acute behavior pairs in tandem turn to wits obtuse with dizzied sense the...
View ArticleBallad of Brendan O'Byrne
Reblogged from Poesy plus Polemics: There was a young lad name of Brendan O’Byrne who wore his green prouder than any spring fern. He lived for the drink, could down pints in a wink, and still walk a...
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Amaretto DiSaronnoPhoto from amaretto.univum.es a cordial is a fine neat drink it sweetens thoughts that I would think pure essence of distiller’s art alas I’m told it strains the heart but moderation...
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Painted whiskey illustrationFrom moraswines.com ex-wives ex-lives neatly fit in square bottles decanted three fingers three rocks at a time charred oak amber despair sharp cut vitreous lead crystal...
View ArticleOrigins of NASCAR
Bootleggers in a Bind Photo from imgarcade.com runningboard revenues outraced those Volstead men gunning hot modified engines up hills over thirsty supply lines of speakeasy civil rebellion against...
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Portrait of Charles Bukowski Painted by Les Leffingwell From fineartamerica.com (Regarding Charles Bukowski) a drunk poet may win the academy’s praise for staggering aimless coarse verse but no one...
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“Red Wine Harvest”Painting by Claire BullFrom fineartamerica.com bring me wine deep with dark heady fruit of my fathers the cellars of evening producing this homemade elixir of ancestry jugs set by...
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“Autumn in the White Mountains”Photo by Denis Tangney JrFrom flickr.com sip the crisp air of clean mountain forest and lake spirits rectified (with apologies to “Southern Comfort” drinkers)Filed under:...
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“Whiskey with Cigar”Painting by Hal Groat IIFrom dailypainters.com all that is possible swirls in my glass I have only to drink this immanent liquor these distillate dreams to sample the future bitter...
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“Toast of Wine” Painting by Robert Smith From fineartameria.com salubrious nectar borrowed from gods mortal palates enrapt by intoxicant opulent flavors diverse as the fruits of the earth and the...
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remind me how I tore into two tons of tragedy when Hercules girded my infirmity in lionskin and my veins exploded in splatters of laughter at reclining danced-out shapes daring to eat grapes in the...
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“Cemetery” by Childe Hassam what altar will cradle your bones anoint them in wine when already red-soaked infested with vines they want no redemption and couldn’t care less if they’re damned will they...
View ArticleBe Careful
“Delusion of Time” by Mahnaz Baikzadeh the slow heat of whiskey induces a counterfeit courage be careful of dreams made from fortified figments delusions of power have ruined more souls than the...
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Untitled by Eugene Ivanov what altar will cradle your bones anoint them in wine when already red-soaked infested with vines they want no redemption and couldn’t care less if they’re damned will they...
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