Thursday, August 7, 2014

Homemade Moonshine

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"We are here and it is now.  Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine."
~ H. L. Mencken

Like a ringing phone at 2 am
white lightning has a certain kick
it grabs you at the gut
and then hits ya with a brick.

It holds the utter power
to make yer troubles run
it woos them with a sigh
and then shoots em with a gun.

The only trouble with the liquor
is it aint got a lick of aim
it makes a lotta noise
but troubles live on just the same.

So if ya got a heartache
that won't just leave ya be
forget the drink and jug
just stay sober and have green tea.

linking with Poetry Jam and the "Homemade" prompt.






19 comments:

  1. You made me smile, Carrie. And I learnt a new expression. I had no idea what 'white lightening' was. Apparently it is not for the faint-hearted.

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  2. Yes, green tea definitely sounds like the better solution. Hey, so glad always to see you at Poetry Jam!

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  3. This is awesome writing! Good advice is often best received with a touch of levity and you've done that beautifully here (while not watering down your underlining message). Plus, it is easy to just miss the mark with a rhymed form, but your rhyming is wonderfully wordsmithed. (And I do love rhyme, done well.) You hit the ball out of the park with this one.

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  4. I like green tea and I like your poem .... smiles

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  5. I do enjoy green tea too! I really like this image as well.

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  6. Green tea looks good ~ I agree with you, smiles ~

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  7. And the morning after will look brighter! too! Very nicely done!

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  8. yikes. i have some bad memories of white lightning...
    i suggest turning away....quickly....

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  9. interesting rhyming scheme, luv the wit. Thanks for stopping over at my blog

    much love...

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  10. Loved it! The only thing missing is the guitar chords! Cool poem!

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  11. you can't beat green tea, always the best option.

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  12. really great poem, i love the quick flow and how much truth it holds to real life.

    stacy lynn mar
    warningthestars.blogspot.com

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  13. What a great poem. And so, so true! I'm a tea person so I can only agree ;) Even though it's a serious subject the way you worded it made me smile. I really like this poem.

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  14. I brew home made Kombucha tea (non alcoholic and it helps digestion and keeps swelling down in my feet and legs. Green tea is good too and I loved your poem and lets drink our tea when the Moon shines !

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  15. As drinker of green tea, all I can say is "Hallelujah, sister!". Loved it, Carrie!

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