the bee sting
of bourbon shots-
grandpa’s hidden whiskey
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Gabriel Patterson
Gabriel Patterson (@GabePatterson77) lives with his family in Las Vegas, NV. He escapes the city's neon lights by writing poetry. His work has appeared in hedgerow: a journal of small poems and is forthcoming in cattails, Contemporary Haibun Online and A Hundred Gourds.
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peat smoke–
one more angel’s share
of handcrafted whisky
Alan Summers
N.B.
The "Angels' Share” is the amount of alcohol (around 2%) that evaporates normally from oak casks. Whisky producers once thought it was angels taking a small sip before the whisky was matured for bottling.
From the haibun Sippin’
pub. Blithe Spirit Vol. 25 issue 2 (2015)
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Mysterious!
Grandpa always had to hide his whiskey–The bees liked being around it as much as he did –what a place to hide it–the sweet smelling hedges.
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Great work!
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peat smoke–
one more angel’s share
of handcrafted whisky
Alan Summers
N.B.
The "Angels' Share” is the amount of alcohol (around 2%) that evaporates normally from oak casks. Whisky producers once thought it was angels taking a small sip before the whisky was matured for bottling.
From the haibun Sippin’
pub. Blithe Spirit Vol. 25 issue 2 (2015)
.
:)
Enjoyable!
marion