I will sit and watch the barman deftly fettle,
watch the Guinness ruminate beneath the creaming,
watch it rise and muscle up then gently settle,
watch the white rings rising downward to my dreaming.
16 May, 2011
Jan Iwaszkiewicz is a prize-winning poet who is appearing in a widening circle of e-zines including TheShit Creek Review, The Chimaera, The New Formalist, Umbrella and 14 by 14.