The Old Man's Lager

There,
Sat the glass of lager
He,
Knew he shouldn't bother
For if,
He should get started
He,
Would not be rewarded

His wrinkles creased his face,
His old clothes stole his grace,
To think of his long lost wife,
He could only grimace,

To kill his memories that haunted him,
He stared at the glass.
Wondering what ole' Lanette would've said,
If he had taken it with class.

No longer afraid,
And no longer feeling foolish,
He snatched the glass off of the bar!

By the first drink
He could no longer think
Of that damned ole' Lanette

The cursed old woman!
He believed she died nagging
So by the fifth drink
He couldn't help but laughing!

Once he finished,
He ordered another
And said "Make it as good as the first!"

Then with a snicker
And a twinkle in his eye
He swallowed the liquor
And laughed one more time

And by the dawn,
After he'd fallen asleep,
The bartender had come to wake him,

Asleep with a smile,
Was this old drunken man
He looked so sound

Never would the bartender have known
He was again with his damned ole' Lanette!

Author's Note

I was trying to come up with a funny poem... I think it worked? IDK...

Reviews

[r]

I thought it was funny anyway, I dont know why but I thought it was. o.O I guess I'm just weird like that. Lol. Dark though - and I like the ending. It's ironic, which makes it humorous for sure even if it is dark. I loved this - creative and amazing. (:

[HereWithoutYou<3]

I think it was more dark then humorous, but I did like it.

[InkSlinger]

Not sure I would say funny, but in the old man's eye, I am sure there was some humor in it.. I like the dark humor of it..

[Sarah--a.k.a--illianath]

awesome poem. poor bartender, he had to find the old man dead. and poor old man, i don't think he liked Lanette all too much.

love it!

[~Angelic~]

wow a very good poem and I did find it a bit funny. poor old man!

[Wondering Mind]

twisted funny, nicely done.

[.]

LOL..has a olde feel..well done

[Different Wings]

nice! very smooth, rather 19th century. i agree that the first stanza is a beginning; at the same time the first one is well done. i do like the ending and how well it wraps up everything and makes it crisp.

[Rayne~Drop.]

To me, it was funny, i mean, in it's own sick and twisted way, but still. I liked it. Kinda dark, which I love in a poem. The format you put it in was cool to. Overall, it was a pretty good poem.

[Hollow Man]

This was very enjoyabe. i think it starts after the first stanza though. Thanks for the read.

KGS