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Bourbon Thoughts
My thoughts have sat too long in wizened oak
Grown too strong to down without blinking
A salty response, to counter the choke
Of the ages spent drowning in thinking
Pour me out a stiff glass of my musings
Swirl them round and allow them to breathe
Air鈥檚 exposure may help in diffusing
And afford me cerebral reprieve
Sniff the bite of their vigorous essence
Dress them up with some bitters and zest
Only way to accept their harsh presence
Is to sip with a chaser of jest
Or swig them burning, straight from the bottle
Amber contraband shared on a beach
Grin and grimace, embracing throat鈥檚 throttle
Cerebration drowned out by sea鈥檚 reach
So allow me indulgence of spirit
To pore over as evening grows deep
Cast away on an old fashioned lyric
As these bourbon thoughts lead me to sleep
Julie Bruns is an actress and writer based in Vancouver. She moved here three years ago to pursue her dream of acting, after living for years in Baja California, Mexico, working in tourism. She loves Vancouver鈥檚 wild spirit and the way it nurtures creativity and the arts, ever more so as she continues to make her living in them.
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