January 2022
Henry Wolstat
hwmd@comcast.net
Bio Note: I am a retired psychiatrist in my late 80’s living in Brookline, MA with my wife. I am passionate about poetry, music, and running. My poems have been published in Scissortail Quarterly #4 and Sweetycat Press, as well as online sites.

A Well-Mixed Martini

I’ve always enjoyed a well-mixed martini,
The gin and the vermouth in
Proper proportions,
Garnished with olives and a twist
Of lemon or lime.
I’m reminded of Nick and Nora Charles
And their ’Thin Man’ adventures,
So elegantly filmed.
My own level of sophistication
Doesn’t equal
That era of the late thirties
When high hats and Bugattis
Hardly anticipated a century
Of destruction and chaos.
©2022 Henry Wolstat
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