and grind it up into fine dust
add to it nutmeg if you must.
Some heavy cream and lots of honey
twelve beaten eggs (it won’t be runny) ,
combine the lot and chill it well
then take it out, but do not sell.
And from the upper kitchen shelf
take down a glass, and toast yourself.
Your writing is a real pleasure
by any P/H critic’s measure.
And when you’ve finished half the brew
your mind will tell you what to do,
the words will come as a surprise
you need to post it for us guys.
I’ve often wondered if through liquor
our poems could be hatched much quicker.