Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
( and a poem by my Fav poet.)



Before its too late
While I'm still sober
No angels, no sleigh bells
None of that clover

In case we're not talking today
Or partying or meeting
A perfectly ordinary
Christmas greeting

Stay well, eat well, drink well
Be of good cheer
A very merry christmas
And a very happy new year

Regards
Rohinton had-too-much-rum-cake Daruwala

Blame it on the martini.

I just adore a tipsy man.
Not drunk--
just a little fuzzy,
with an easy grin
which hasn't gone foolish.
He stops stomping,
lowers his guard,
and learns to trust.
Spontaneous
and delightfully fragile,
with a dreamy look
and a knowing smile,
A little boy
who plays games
like "Dare!"
A romantic
with surprise hugs
and stolen kisses,
which he can later
blame on the booze.
I just adore a tipsy man.

Haiku ? If you insist.

Somewhere here, under

the debris of broken dreams,

I have lost a poem.

Raking the rubble,

I accept that some poems

are born to be landfill.