Over the past 11 years, WFW contributing editor Andrew Jefford has been using his Twitter feed to publish a series of short poetic texts. Many of these works are inspired by—or have some connection to—the themes of wine and terroir.
Earlier this year, WFW asked Andrew to make a selection of these loosely wine-themed short texts. Here we feature the first of a series of Andrew’s selections, accompanied by an original painting inspired by Andrew’s words by the painter and illustrator, Claudia Silva.
Seven Short Texts
by
Andrew Jefford
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We drink our time
from light so drink drink
while light there is enough
Content from our partners
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Frost-stung, the olive tree
casts its airy net
for the sky’s spare silver
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Rain, wind, light
wander in us: each
a brief crux
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Wine is the fat
between chafed skin
and jarred bone
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Only lying water
discovers the truth
of how the flat field tilts
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The dry time done, now
the dark nurses stride over the hill:
a rain cure
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It is – that mountains fall
by dint of soft rain alone we
may know time
