3 MARTINIS

I’ve been composing these poems for a while and posting them for all to see

But the other day while checking out Facebook something occurred to me.

Believe it or not to write these verses takes a little effort...a little time

As I search for the best subjects, the best words, and try to make them rhyme.

I enjoy the writing process...composing one poem every day.

And occasionally people will comment or say they like what I have to say.

It’s a good feeling when people read a poem and understand what I mean

I think the most likes I’ve had for any poem hovers around 16.

The other day Deborah, Bryan and I decided to take a jaunt

And enjoy a dinner with 3 martinis at a local restaurant.

I took a picture of the 3 martinis and posted them on the net

I wasn’t prepared for the number of likes those 3 martinis would get.

Five people liked those 3 martinis immediately after the post

Five more liked them before we had a chance to raise them up in toast.

From that point on notifications came so fast it seemed a bit surreal

I didn’t know that 3 martinis could have such broad appeal.

They passed 16 likes well before any part of our evening meal was through

I was getting likes from people I didn’t even know I knew!

I turned the sound on my phone down as the notifications started to spiral

After writing over 200 poems it was my 3 martinis that went viral!

Who would have thought that people would react less about what I think

And more about the number and flavors of the martinis that I drink?

Just as I was thinking this poetry writing thing is for the birds

I remembered how a picture can be worth a thousand words.

Sure I could write about world peace, about poverty or that Italian composer Puccini

But nothing I do will ever compare to my one picture of 3 martinis.

And I don’t mind, I understand that’s the way of the world after all

Poems are but a blending of words while martinis...that’s alcohol.