Do you hear poets near?

Poets

Some of us offer 

A long-stemmed pour

A sparkling vintage

Of word champagne 

A short pour adequate 

With its sweet bite

Upon the tongue

(And ear here)

All of you 

I have read for the

Intimacy of occasional lines

So brilliant

It’s like mainlining words

Straight to the brain’s

Pleasure Center

Others,

I plead guilty,

Offer quick furtive pulls

Of the hard stuff 

Drunk straight from the

Bottles hid

In closets, drier, 

Toilet reservoir 

We force the words to

March on, but often

The words race ahead

Dragging us through

A garbage dump 

Of memories 

Is this fun?

Hell yes!

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Wouldn’t it be boring if the same drink was served at the bar day after day. Thank goodness for poetry and the wide variety on offer. Bring on the poets. Much enjoyed Michael.

Chris

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thanks Chris. I had fun with this. While my underlying message is respectful, I enjoyed including seedier elements of not just my own past, but other writers here as well.

[Desert Knave]

Love it. I have always found myself loving exploring poetry sites for bits of poetic wonder, and probably always will. I love how varied the uses of the English language are when it comes to poets (and their license). ~Jim

[Michael Sun Bear]

Isn’t English said to have one of the world’s largest vocabularies, so hopefully we can work with that.

[Thomas W Case]

This feels like a barroom confession dressed up as poetry—equal parts elegance and chaos, and honest about both.
There’s a raw joy in it, like you’re not just writing the words—you’re chasing the high they leave behind.

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thank you Thomas, there is some raw joy as you put it, joy in just letting it all hang out