To drinking iced carbonated water
In a public house full of drinkers
Of stronger ales and spirits
Not to be supercilious I might add
But for the goodness of one’s health
Keen to work out how to remember
The detailed memories of the night before
That I can maintain the non-indulgence
For days, and weeks, and months
Says something of my spirited make up
Also my fear of an accelerated decline
And so today I shaved off my facial hair
Which, for sure, did make me look older
Now I sit, in the high bright sunlight
As the young man I once was might have done
That I did this in my own time, at my discretion
May say something accurate, or articulate
About a somewhat obstinate, stubborn being
Which nature and nurture have gifted to me
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