The Passionate
Barman to his Love

with apologies to Christopher Marlowe's passionate shepherd


A bucket of crushed ice couldn't cool us
We concoct such a potent mix!
You are my juice, my jigger and my glass,
And I your swizzle stick.

Robert Flanagan


If you have any comments on this poem, Robert Flanagan would be pleased to hear them.

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