Drinking Destiny

“Whiskey with Cigar”
Painting by Hal Groat II
From dailypainters.com

all that is possible

swirls in my glass

I have only to drink

this immanent liquor

these distillate dreams

to sample the future

bitter gentian notes

hint at doubts under

honeyed excitement

for sweet opportunity

soured by fear of

a finish concocted

by external hands by

some trickster distiller

who favors a random

tomorrow who blends

smoke-charred tannins

achieving sharp flavors

of chance and surprise

so that heaven forfend

my best aftertaste

choices should matter

in least or at all