A Glass of poetry

Wine is bottled poetry. Robert Louis Stevenson

I’m tasting a poem as a glass full of wine,

the Chateau, beautifully labelled on top

is full of promises, maybe sunshine or a flop,

still there can be a suspicion or a silent sign.

 

To open the bottle with the first quatrain

you already smell the scent of his bouquet,

is it about red or white, the words will say

if it’s vinegar stuff, you’ll read it in vain.

 

There has to be an aftertaste, heavy or fine

its character, dark, handsome or full of mystery

tercets with a lesson or ending with a cute line

 

a few glasses a day keeps me fit without misery

maybe one more, I do believe it’s so benign

although some say, it’s the start of a poet’s insanity.

 

© Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

18/05/2015

 

Reviews

[mattavelli]

Hey Rudi, this is beautiful! An Italian sonnet, translated to English from Dutch; I would ignore meter too. Haha. The way you've written this, a poem making references to itself as a bottle of wine; makes this very fun to read. Thanks for sharing. Matt

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much, Matt, glad you liked this one too. I'm normally a free verse fan but when I use rhyme it's mostly an Italian sonnet. :) Rudi

[Ronnie]

Beautifully written poem. I like it so much.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much, Ronnie, glad you liked it. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[Daughter of Darkness]

This is so beautifully written.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Halestorm, I'm glad you liked it. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[jeannemarie coulter]

a delightful read...the idea of sipping poetry a little at a time creates some fine mental images for me...thank you...

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Jeannemarie, for reading and reviewing, glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[jeannemarie coulter]

welcome i enjoyed the read

[Great Aunt Astri]

Brilliant idea transposed well into a poem! The after taste was definitely fine. Well penned

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you very much for your favorable review. :) Rudi

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

If a poem is as a bottle of one, I now understand why I have wept over a few. :-) I was drunk. LOL!

I appreciate the fresh perspective. A new idea is always appealing.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Linda, glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[Delmar Cooper]

I wonder if a few glasses, or a few more, is the poetic prescription? Maybe yes, maybe no, but what can it hurt when it eases so much?

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Delmar, for reading and reviewing. :) Rudi

[Cherrie Palmer]

I enjoy reading a poem that creates a fresh approach to how we see. This poem does just that it was simple elegant and as refreshing as the metaphor itself and to that lett me say- "Cheers"

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you very much, Cherrie. Glad you liked my poem. :) Rudi

[RiverRei]

Beautiful....I love the symbolism with tasting poetry and wine and food...absolutely refined and sophisticated. I don't drink wine but I do know how you feel about writing a little every day, or "a few glasses a day..." and how it helps keep misery at bay. You have a gift, my friend. Thank you very much for sharing with me :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, RiverRei, I'm flattered with you kind words. It's one of my other passions too, a good glass of wine, not exaggerating but just enjoying it while seeing a movie or reading a good book. It's a sort of quality time too. :) Rudi