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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE EMPTY BOTTLE, by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Ah, liberty! How like thou art Last Line: The simple memory of beer! Alternate Author Name(s): Bon Gaultier (with Theodore Martin) Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine | |||
Ah, liberty! how like thou art To this large bottle lying here, Which yesterday from foreign mart, Came filled with potent English beer! A touch of steel—a hand—a gush— A pop that sounded far and near— A wild emotion—liquid rush— And I had drunk that English beer! And what remains?—An empty shell! A lifeless form both sad and queer, A temple where no god doth dwell— The simple memory of beer! | 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 THE GOOD FELLOW by ALEXANDER BROME WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN BOTHWELL: PART 4 by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN |
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