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Half Full or Half Empty?
"Is the glass half full,
Or is it half empty?"
Such was the question presented to me.
It depends on whether
The glass contains
A good Cabernet or a cheap Chablis.
If it contains
A good Cabernet
With a bold, full-bodied, smoky flavor,
The glass is always
Half empty because
That's an experience I want to savor.
If, however,
A cheap Chablis
Stares at me from the glass's interior,
That glass is always
Half full to me,
As I endlessly sip on a wine that's inferior.
What? You say
That I don't get it--
That I am trying to redefine
The meaning behind
The expression? I say:
Just shut up and hand me my wine!
(8-2-14)
Or is it half empty?"
Such was the question presented to me.
It depends on whether
The glass contains
A good Cabernet or a cheap Chablis.
If it contains
A good Cabernet
With a bold, full-bodied, smoky flavor,
The glass is always
Half empty because
That's an experience I want to savor.
If, however,
A cheap Chablis
Stares at me from the glass's interior,
That glass is always
Half full to me,
As I endlessly sip on a wine that's inferior.
What? You say
That I don't get it--
That I am trying to redefine
The meaning behind
The expression? I say:
Just shut up and hand me my wine!
(8-2-14)
