Decades ago,
while on a family
trip to California
I was introduced
to my first truly lush
& expensive
bottle of wine.
At
that
point
in
my
life,
I wasn’t
a connoisseur.
My best friend
and I were resigned
to coolers like Barracuda,
a fad beverage
quick entrance stage right
& exit stage left.
I honestly, wasn’t
aware of the caliber
of a Lafite,
let alone
a hundred year
old bottle.
The fancy wine opener
pierced the degraded cork
crumbs had fallen
into the boldly tinted bottle.
Once, the cork
had been emancipated
it was strained and funneled
back into the bottle.
I wish I’d asked
to take that bottle
home with me.
To this day
it’s one
of the few reds
I’ve relished
before I could
even appreciate
the quality.
Regardless
of where you are
in life, absorb
into your essence
the illumination
of being truly present.
If you blink,
you might miss
something you’ll grow
to genuinely
appreciate.
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