Phoenix

By Liz

Cleveland
you gotta be tough

his mug laughs
surrounded
by family andĀ friends
like bottles of
vintages and vinegars

brewed strong and pure
like a good cup of coffee

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Copyright 2010 Liz
Published on Tuesday, May 4, 2010.     Filed under: "Tribute" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

for the chef on his birthday
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  • worm On Thursday, September 14, 2017, worm (1194)By person wrote:

    awesome! come write more...

  • Railway_Butterfly On Friday, May 7, 2010, Railway_Butterfly (354)By person wrote:

    oh this is wonderful.. it's no secret that i'm no good really, at commeting.. but I wanted to make it known that i'd read this and found it beautiful, moving. it's lovely to see you posting. you've bought a smile to an otherwise pretty shoddy day. :) xxx

  • A former member wrote: love the alliterative vintage and vinegar; soemthing old and older.. .. .. and succinct fire of strength and desperation of sorts. .. . excellent personal intimate little poetic.

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