The Fifth Glass - Jon Jackson

[Larry Robinson]

The Fifth Glass
 
This afternoon, my ex-wife came to visit,
With her new wife - and we all
Set up a table on the back porch.
 
We were having wine and cheese
Purchased on our long trip,
A big loop locally - and we all, somehow,
Thought we were one wine glass short.
 
When we talked about it later,
We all agreed…And, yes, they had told me
To bring the glass out, and, yes, I did.
Like we were one glass short.
 
And, yet, there were only four of us.
In attentive silence, we examined
That fifth glass, the one that all of us
Had said was missing…
 
Then, we clinked our glasses, and we
Shared that wine amongst ourselves,
A good one, from a Calistoga winery.
And we all said…
 
Well, she’s not here, anyway…

	- Jon Jackson