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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
R-E-M-O-R-S-E, by GEORGE ADE Poet's Biography First Line: The cocktail is a pleasant drink Last Line: The cold, grey dawn of the morning after. Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine | |||
The cocktail is a pleasant drink, It's mild and harmless, I don't think. When you've had one, you call for two, And then you don't care what you do. Last night I hoisted twenty-three Of these arrangements into me; My wealth increased, I swelled with pride; I was pickled, primed and ossified. R-E-M-O-R-S-E! Those dry martinis did the work for me; Last night at twelve I felt immense; To-day I feel like thirty cents. At four I sought my whirling bed, At eight I woke with such a head! It is no time for mirth or laughter The cold, grey dawn of the morning after. If ever I want to sign the pledge, It's the morning after I've had an edge; When I've been full of the oil of joy And fancied I was a sporty boy. This world was one kaleidoscope Of purple bliss, transcendent hope. But now I'm feeling mighty blue Three cheers for the W. C. T. U.! R-E-M-O-R-S-E! The water wagon is the place for me; I think that somewhere in the game, I wept and told my maiden name. My eyes are bleared, my coppers hot; I try to eat, but I can not; It is no time for mirth or laughter The cold, grey dawn of the morning after. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CUP OF TREMBLINGS by JOHN HOLLANDER VINTAGE ABSENCE by JOHN HOLLANDER SENT WITH A BOTTLE OF BURGUNDY FOR A BIRTHDAY by JOHN HOLLANDER TO A CIVIL SERVANT by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG WINE by FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT |
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