A Drinking Song

A Drinking Song - form Summary

Song Form, Aphoristic Couplet

This brief lyric takes the explicit form of a song and uses tight, balanced lines to present a compact observation about bodily pleasures: wine enters by mouth, love by eye. Its parallel structure and short length make the statement feel proverbial and performative, as if meant to be sung or repeated. The closing image—raising a glass, looking, sighing—returns the poem to its simple ritual, blending appetite and affection.