Vintage Humour by Rowell Alex;

Author:Rowell, Alex;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: C. Hurst and Company (Publishers) Limited
Published: 2017-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

A Will56

My dear friends, by God, don’t dig

A grave for me but in Qutrabbul

Between the presses of the vineyards

Not among hyacinth bundles

Perhaps I shall hear, in my grave

The sound of feet on the presses rumble

And if I die on Syria’s land

Don’t leave me far from al-Furzul57

VII

‘Pour for Us, for Today is Ram Day’

Miscellaneous mischief

The Doctor’s Prescription1

I asked my brother Abu ʿIsa

Jibreel;2 a man who’s rational

I said, ‘Wine amazes me’

He said, ‘Too much is lethal’

I said, ‘Quantify it, then’

He said – and his word’s final:

‘I’ve found that Man’s natures

‘At root are quadruple3

‘Therefore, four for every four;

‘Each nature gets a cupful

‘Never exceed that number

‘For therein lies trouble’

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