Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POET'S INVITATION (TO THE PROSPECTIVE READER OF HIS VERSES), by A. STROME GALLOWAY


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THE POET'S INVITATION (TO THE PROSPECTIVE READER OF HIS VERSES), by                    
First Line: Come, friend, into my tavern book
Last Line: For each a dozen cures!
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets


(To the Prospective Reader of His Verses)

Come, Friend, into my tavern book,
And quaff my ballad brew;
For as within each cup you look
You'll learn a thing or two.
But if base pewter you disdain,
And homely light-brown malt
(Though that which my tankards contain
Needs not one grain of salt!),
Then if you shun a hearty draught
And lowly brew decline --
You'll surely hold a slender shaft
And sip my subtle wine?

We'll linger then a little time,
And as this liquor's quaffed --
Perhaps you'll learn from vintners' rhyme
Just why the gods have laughed!
And as each brimming cup you drink
I'll fill it, Friend, anew;
And each shall be another link
In our chain of roose and rue.
So sit with me and drink the best;
My vintages are yours.
A dozen ailments here confessed
For each a dozen cures!





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