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

14 comments:

Jenna said...

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

De Jackson said...

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

Unknown said...

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

Gina said...

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

Kim M. Russell said...

Mmmmmmm chocolate...

Sanaa Rizvi said...

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

Anmol (HA) said...

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

annell4 said...

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

Frank Hubeny said...

That drink would be better than a band-aid.

Victoria Stuart said...

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!

brudberg said...

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

Millie said...

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

Teresa from Razzamadazzle

Dorianna Ric (paintswithwords) said...

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

Grace said...

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