Whiskey and Roses--By Dan Tharp--United States

Whiskey and Roses

Some days are made for war, whiskey and roses

and don't forget to throw in

an Irish love song of heart break.

Some days, the prairie blossoms and 

wine won't get to the bottom

of your sorrows like the burn of 

whiskey or the scourge of thorns.

She would raise a toast to a heart broken

in the sweetest place; proclaim prosit,

turn that tumbler and drink it dry...

forsaking the delicate allure of the more fragile flowers

and the sweet charismatic aroma of the wine

before it teases the taste buds.

I, for one, would join her for a shot of whiskey; 

raise a toast to an Irish ditty and --

drop a rose on the counter

in payment.

Dan Tharp is the author of four books of poetry, 3 of which are in chapbook form... Side by Side, Yielding Desire to Fate, A Season Made for Wondering and A Rose in the Briar Patch. Dan resides in Southern California.