Toast Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Toast



What does not make the list
on the back of my carpet
as a cause of indelible stains?

Not shoe-polish, hair-dye,
toilet-bowl cleaner or iodine.

Do not take this as license to spill,
but raise your glass to red wine.

Toast
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Topic(s) of this poem: wine,cleaning,celebration toast
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
9.5.21. for John who spilled.
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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