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Haiku: Wine Snobs and Hors D'oeuvres

Pour a Chardonnay
Serve caviar on crackers
Lie when asked the truth

Words by Adrian Speyer

inspired by Adventures in Fast Food

Tomorrow

By Adrian Speyer

Words in the air,
Unspoken.
Stingy lips keep still.
Tomorrow waits,
On a blank sheet,
Unwritten.

So much left to do:
A promise for the future,
Moments for action fading fast,
Dreams unrealized,
Until you awake the next day.

Time is not still,
The future is not an abyss,
Stop lying to yourself.

Now is the time to love,
Today is the day to speak,
This is the moment to do it.
Get around to it now!

Tomorrow is an excuse,
A gambler’s losing bet,
No guarantee of second chances,
So grab time by the neck and act!

A Spring Poem

Possibility
By Adrian Speyer

Smell the wetness of spring rain.

Falling on brown grass.

Inhale the promise of tomorrow today,

Within the possibility of mind and spirit.

Take the time for thank you,

Watching how the clouds form roses,

Between breathes of air,

On deserted streets of dawn.

Find the clarity you need,

Before the big day,

From miracles all around,

Available to open eyes.

Everything is possible in a smile,

Even at the bottom of a hill.

One step at a time,

Begins any trip to the top.

2 Days in Montreal (Simplified)

Drive six hours north.

Roam around the shopping malls.

Meet friends at L’Express.

Drink Sancerre rosé.

Watch with awe as Caveman eats

plate of raw ground beef.

See Salon des Vins.

Attempt to talk with vintners.

Crap, I don’t speak French!

Walk and see some sights.

Feast on raw fish at Juni.

Drink junmai sake.

Savor warm croissant.

Hop in car. Plug in iPod.

Drive six hours home.

-- WG

Spring is Coming

Warmth is in the air! Spring is Coming!

Photo By Adrian Speyer

Red Tail/Winter Day

The Gossips

How long can the last month of winter last?

Hospital, 11:43am

You were frail
in the hallway
in a wheelchair
skin, bone, sadness
in the hallway
i didn't want eye contact
i saw pain, felt fear
yours; perhaps mine
cancer, somewhere within
destroying, killing, ravaging
you were frail
in the hallway
in a wheelchair
i walked by
will it return?
will you die?
shut the door
will i die?
keep walking
when? how?
shut it tightly

Wine & Art I

Many compare wine to art.  Some of us maintain that wine is art. I'm not yet to the point in my life where I can be a serious collector of either; although I do enjoy both.  Allow me to present works by two local artists that I would collect if I could.  To this artwork, I pair wines that I have yet to try, yet plan to sample some day soon.

Gregory Abbott (artist's statement)

The Albrecht Exquisite Corpse

Chablis Grand Cru 1999, La Moutonne, Domaine Long Depaquit

Jose

Amity Vineyards 2003 Estate Riesling

Vanitas with Caterpillar

Graham's Malvedos Port, 1995, Portugal

Tagged with: wine + wine & art + art

The Tasting Mosaic

Tasting notes are so yesterday.  Introducing the tasting mosaic (click to enlarge)..

Etienne Sauzet Saint-Romain AOC 2003

(Originally posted at Basic Juice)