Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DRINKING SONG, by BENJAMIN APTHORP GOULD JR.


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First Line: Let sparkling wine o'erbrim the glass
Last Line: And wine of kisses thrice too few.
Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drinks & Drinking; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse; Wine


LET sparkling wine o'erbrim the glass,
And kiss its lips in haste to fly;
But though it would to glory pass,
It is not eager as am I.
I fain would drain the utmost drop,
And leave the beaker's hollow bare,
For when I turn its foot atop,
I see my true love's image there.

Each bubble of the dancing wine
Symbols a love-kiss softly given,
And rising upward is a sign
That earth hath joys to equal heaven.
Ah! were the cup a league in rim,
And deep as is the ocean's blue,
I'd hold its girth were all too slim
And wine of kisses thrice too few.





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