Declining Drink

[Hawkman]

He drank his drink
and with his drink drunk,
he ordered another drink
and drank it.
With both drinks drunk
so was he.
He drank his money
‘til all his money was drunk.
To drink was his pastime
and getting drunk his aim,
but while he drank
he wasn’t a drunk,
he just liked a drink.

[Delta40]

wow! my head is in a spin over this and if I have a drink I won't be able to read it without tripping over my words...

I feel like there is some sort of riddle in this poem

[hillwalker]

Clever wordplay on the word 'drunk' - and the ponderous tone of each line exactly matches the way certain seasoned drinkers fill their next glass and down it in one. Artfully done.

N

[PrinceMyshkin]

Drink, drank drunk
until he, and you, are as lucid as a skunk.

Marvellous wit!

[Hawkman]

Thank you all, and especially Prince for getting it :D

H

[blank|verse]

Good fun, Hawk. I liked these lines especially:

He drank his money
‘til all his money was drunk.

[dafydd manton]

We all know one........ Fun little piece, but with a serious undertone, I felt. I can identify with the guy, albeit not recently!

[aliengirl]

Drink, drank, drunk.
Good God! Although the repetition made my head spin, it was great fun. The underlying serious message can't be overlooked. Simply superb!

[Hawkman]

Good fun, Hawk. I liked these lines especially:

Thanks B/V, Glad you enjoyed my declining of the verb :D


We all know one........ Fun little piece, but with a serious undertone, I felt. I can identify with the guy, albeit not recently!

Hi Dafydd, Yes I does have a bit of a serious undertone., I take grammar very seriously :D


Drink, drank, drunk.
Good God! Although the repetition made my head spin, it was great fun. The underlying serious message can't be overlooked. Simply superb!

Thanks Aliengirl, Glad you approve :D

Best to all, Live long and prosper. H

[Bar22do]

He drank his drink
and with his drink drunk,
he ordered another drink
and drank it.
With both drinks drunk
so was he.
He drank his money
‘til all his money was drunk.
To drink was his pastime
and getting drunk his aim,
but while he drank
he wasn’t a drunk,
he just liked a drink.

you sure know your conjugation!
drink, drunk, drank rings like a buzzer,
or a drill (depends on speech speed)
But tell me o! new Ovid,
who can endure
that much liquid!!!

[Haunted]

The single syllabic words convey lightheartedness but there's a sense of heaviness in this:


To drink was his pastime
and getting drunk his aim

There's much insight in these words.

[Hawkman]

Sweet Bar, it seems to me than conjugation is a distant memory these days :D

As for being Ovid, new or otherwise, I fear you must be mistaken. It is Dafydd who claims to be an "all round good egg!" :devil: And the capacity for drink is directly proportional the the degree of thirst :D

Haunted, Thanks for stopping by to read this thread and grace it with a comment. May we all find wisdom where we can :D Out of the mouths of cynics... ;)

Thank you both and may you live and be well. H