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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Warm Turpentine – A Nonsense Poem


There are few historical reasons
those who lived in medieval time
would, throughout each of the seasons,
drink large bowls of turpentine.

And yet the custom continued
with constant enthusiasm
for, while it was rustic and crude,
it helped relieve muscle spasms.

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