Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE WATER DRINKER, by ANONYMOUS


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THE WATER DRINKER, by                    
First Line: Drink! Drink! Drink!
Last Line: "not a drink for me / drink, drink, etc."
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking


Drink! Drink! Drink!
Thou pale eyed moody thinker --
Bacchus hater! water drinker!
Drink, drink, drink, drink the ruby wine!
'Twill give thee many years and jolly,
And 'twill chase away pale melancholy
From those cheeks of thine.
Drink, drink, etc.

See, the water sot replieth,
Water in its brightness vieth,
Vieth with the wine tree's soul
And longer liveth, wiser thinketh,
The sober sage that never drinketh
Of the boasted bowl.
Drink, drink, etc.

Well give me, give me the wine god's berry,
They are more wise than merry,
Let them drink -- let them drink with thee.
Water seasons not my dishes,
'Tis a tipple for the fishes
Not a drink for me.
Drink, drink, etc.





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