Beer is “probably” the most widely drunk alcoholic drink in the world, and comes only after water and tea in consumed amounts of any drink. Beer has been brewed and drunk for centuries and has always been popular for having the added advantage of being reasonably cheap and easy to produce.
There are even non alcoholic beers now as well, and “yes” I do hear you cynics asking “why on earth do that? My guess is that it’s part of our modern world of choices, political correctness and health and safety etc, but who knows?
I actually must say it does seem to me a bit like going to an orgy to play a game of cards, but each to his own…..
I’m writing this article for July publication in our “summertime” so hopefully the sun will continue to shine and initiate ideas of a nice cold beer or two, or maybe more, but I’m not counting your consumption, whether it be in a nice sunny pub garden, or perhaps your own?
So barbecues, social gatherings, at “the pub”, drowning sorrows, Dutch courage, flirtations, celebrations and countless other occasions are where beer is drunk, or maybe even used in several of the above, (you choose ho ho) situations. Whatever the circumstance, beer is deeply embedded in our culture and lives of most people today I think. Do you agree?
First poem then and just has to be “Have Another Beer” from my 3rd book….
Have Another Beer
The weather is not great
And through the rain we peer,
It is getting us all down
So have another beer.
We want to drive away
But roads are blocked I hear,
There are far too many cars
So lets have another beer.
A trip up to the shops
To join the thronging crowd,
And mad folks with their trolleys
Make you want to curse aloud!
So you stay at home to book
A holiday, not too dear,
But the internet is down
Best to have another beer.
Then you’re on the phone
Many options now to choose,
It’s enough to drive you mad
And go back on the booze.
They say you’re in a queue
But your turn is nowhere near,
I can’t be doing this
So I’ll have another beer.
Thus there’s so many things
In life to drive you mad,
So have another beer then
You just wont feel so bad!
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Thus have another beer then, perhaps the answer for some in genuine sentiments with maybe no “upper limit” or time to stop, but of course not for us “veritable paragons” of behaviour I suspect?
Talking of “behaviours” then, I suppose I have to look at “lager louts” on drinking sprees that are seemingly causing mounting problems in our town centres at night, and some of the television programmes showing these antics are not much short of horrifying and almost unbelievable. Sadly they are a true fact and we surely soon must have some more tougher measures of control, but once again I assume it’s the way “things are going” and will run its course? Mmmmmmm ?
Anyway moving on a bit from that and coming back to beer which obviously is behind a lot of inappropriate drinking bouts, although now there appears to be a trend to just get as drunk as possible, as soon as possible with the the use of “shots” and strong drinks being consumed very quickly to do so, instead of a more deliberate pace of beer drinking. So an insight of just what can happen is in my poem “Booze and Two’s” from my 3rd book entitle Reviews of Life in Verse…..
Booze and Two’s
It is written that alcohol increases desire
But reduces performance too,
This can be proved on most weekends
When the drunkards roll into view.
Inhibitions and balance both fade
The harder they drink and revel,
With love in the air and emotions high
And skirts raised to panties level,
On young ladies mostly so serene
And always shy of the sexy scrum.
But with lots of drink inside them now
They’re more than keen to flash their bum!
Blokes also will feel the effect
As more alcohol lowers their wit.
They think they’re great lovers and Romeo’s
But in truth most are not even fit.
Though that doesn’t stop them at all
Trying to show off all their might,
With them struggling to just stand up
Let alone trying to fight!
Yes alcohol can always take it’s toll
Making a fool out of me and you,
For I’ve never been to bed with an ugly girl
But woken up with quite a few.
A bit of a “tongue in cheek “ joke there with that old chestnut before they come to “take me away”, but heaven forbid we are ever totally prevented from having a sense of humour.
Yes “good old alcohol” then but it can and should be just a sociable relaxing pleasure, but we all make our choices in life, and even with that we can choose how we drink our beer, with personalised or preferred receptacle of, pot, glass, straight or with a handle, pewter pot etc etc
Anyway another poem before I close this and from my latest book, a list of, is at the end of article…..
Love and Alcohol
When love comes crashing in your life
It can take you over as a whole.
But if disappearing much too fast,
You may be left with just alcohol.
For love has a way of changing life
And all the things that you do,
Though of course will introduce
Many things done with two.
So if you had been quite content
With life that was safe and sure,
It might be sadly hard to return
To where you were before.
And all those solid friends you had
May have drifted, or felt driven away.
As they didn’t seem to fit any more
With your love life day to day.
So when bewildered from the shock
Of your love now disappeared.
You may stroll about inconsolably,
Feeling everything seems weird.
Thus you might seek some solace
In a glass for quite a while,
As you desperately try to adjust
Whilst longing for a smile,
From anyone who seems to care
And has sympathy for your tears.
Because the fact is you’re now alone,
With only alcohol to say “cheers”!
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So that is that then on beer, so Cheers before “Time Gentlemen Please”, and “No more orders at the bar”….
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