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O.W. STARLING

for Papa

Crack the seal,

remove the cap,

and pour your life.

1932 Vintage, aged with

Fedora

Cigar

Rose

Red

Walker

Johnnie

Nothing to prove,

pour as slow as you want.

Long gone are days of hurry,

big band,

double shots,

back alley,

breakfast at midnight,

round the clock,

round the bar,

indigo,

shotgun,

shimmy,

shake down.

You about the quiet:

long walks,

easy does it,

win some, lose some,

close your eyes to remember.

Your old lady flirts from heaven.

Her purple dress, Elizabeth Taylor wig—

skin the color of buttercream;