Monday, September 10, 2018

Solace

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Solace

A chilled martini glass
is a vessel for indulgence,
sometimes solace:
vanilla vodka,
Godiva chocolate (liqueur and grated),
dash of cream and ice, shaken.

Heralds back to scraped knees,
summers on the porch,
Nestle Quick triple scooped, stirred,
chocolate milk mustaches

better than bands-aids any day.

by Margaret Bednar, September 10, 2018

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14 comments:

  1. JennaSeptember 10, 2018 at 8:54 PM

    I like the comparison of a drink from childhood and the more "grown up" version.

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  2. De JacksonSeptember 10, 2018 at 10:27 PM

    Mmmmm. A comfort drink, indeed! Love the adult version, and how it harkens back. :)

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  3. UnknownSeptember 10, 2018 at 10:51 PM

    Way better than bandaids...love how you tie the childhood memory with the adult version.

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  4. GinaSeptember 11, 2018 at 1:16 AM

    child memories of a comfort drink in a new and improvised way - necessity is the mother of invention - love the quadrille and the drink - yum

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  5. Kim M. RussellSeptember 11, 2018 at 2:59 AM

    Mmmmmmm chocolate...

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  6. Sanaa RizviSeptember 11, 2018 at 6:58 AM

    Vanilla vodka! Gosh that sounds absolutely delicious!! Loved this poem, Margaret ❤️

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  7. Anmol (HA)September 11, 2018 at 8:06 AM

    Oh, that sounds so delish. Love how the object of indulgence has changed but the vessel remains the same. A delectable read.
    -HA

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  8. annell4September 11, 2018 at 9:28 AM

    I wonder....do they still make Quick? Enjoyed your poem.

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  9. Frank HubenySeptember 11, 2018 at 9:45 AM

    That drink would be better than a band-aid.

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  10. Victoria StuartSeptember 11, 2018 at 10:37 AM

    I love how the simple word "shaken" can lead to the childhood memories, and the reader's dawning realization that maybe this adult beverage serves as more than indulgence, the scraped knee a metaphor for the pain the drink will ease. Very nicely done!

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  11. brudbergSeptember 11, 2018 at 3:33 PM

    I love the parallels ... I think we can never outgrow the chocolate. The scraped knees are childhood fortunately.

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  12. MillieSeptember 11, 2018 at 3:54 PM

    Love the comparison of today with childhood. Great use of the prompt.

    Teresa from Razzamadazzle

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  13. Dorianna Ric (paintswithwords)September 12, 2018 at 12:26 PM

    like the way you let the enjoyable of vanilla vodka and Godiva chocolate carry you back to skinned knees and the comfort of choclate Nestle Quick...nicely penned

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  14. GraceSeptember 14, 2018 at 9:24 PM

    Yummy and very comforting indeed. Thanks for linking up with dVerse Quadrille! Have a good weekend.

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