This month’s third-Sunday poem is one that I enjoy reciting live, since it was composed to be a “slam poem” in traditional alliterative verse. And it’s in honor of one of my favorite drinks: Absinthe. The poem will probably be appearing in my forthcoming poetry collection that I’ve mentioned every now. Enjoy!

What is Absinthe?

What is absinthe? An emerald aperitif?
A wormwood wine? A welcome muse?
‘Tis all of these and also more.
It is Wormwood grand, a wizard of herbs,
and awesome Anise of excellent spirit,
and far-famed Fennel, a fortunate plant,
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