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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE MORNING AFTER, by B. JABEZ" "JENKINS [PSEUD.]
First Line: "a gilded mirror, a polished bar"
Last Line: "did I swear off and quit? No, I got soused again"
Alternate Author Name(s): "jenkins, B. Jabez;
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking
First Line: "a gilded mirror, a polished bar"
Last Line: "did I swear off and quit? No, I got soused again"
Alternate Author Name(s): "jenkins, B. Jabez;
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking
A gilded mirror, a polished bar—
A million of glasses, straws in a jar:
A kind-faced young man, all dressed in white—
That's my recollection of last Night!
The streets were dingy, and far too long,
Gutters sloppy, policemen strong:
A slamming of doors in a sea-going hack—
That's my recollection of getting back!
The stairs were narrow and hard to climb,
So I rested often, I had lots of time:
An awkward key-hole, a mis-placed chair—
Told the folks plainly that I was there:
A heated interior, a revolving bed,
A sea-sick man with an awful head:
Whiskey, beer, gin, booze galore,
Was introduced to the cuspidor:
And with morning came bags of ice
So very essential to this life of vice;
And when with these I had cooled my throbbing brain,
Did I swear off and quit? No, I got soused again!
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