Swings and Roundabouts

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Sun, 09 Oct 2022
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The weather has affected 
this year's grapes harvest
so the output of wines 
might not be the best.

While the spring was OK,
in summer we had drought;
the supply of good Chianti
was very much in doubt.

During the warm periods
the berries ripened sooner
but the yield was smaller,
not good for the consumer.

Yet it wasn't all bad news:
incongruously, lower quantity,
according to connoisseurs,
it is a sign of higher quality

because in difficult conditions
the most resilient and hardest
of grapes will pull through
and pass the survival test.

It's true what a proverb says,
and of that I have no doubt:
what you lose on the swing
you gain on the roundabout.

 

 

© Luigi Pagano 2022

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

This is such a clever use of the I P Luigi. I liked the rhythm and rhyme too.

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thank you. Jenny, for your always kind appreciation. With the kind of topsy-turvy weather we have experienced this year, bearing in mind its devastating effect on agriculture in general and viticulture in particular, it wasn't difficult to tackle this week's I.P. 
In order to get a good vintage, it is essential to have a balanced combination of sun and water but unfortunately, the crops have been affected by extremes of both elements.

Luigi xx

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Well it's nice to know someone somewhere will be getting a nice glass of wine out of it Luigi! Apples are a write off apparently, so I pity the cider industry

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Although I'm partial to a glass of red plonk, I am sorry that the weather has contributed to the shortage of apples. Several cider makers in our vicinity have been offering local people some of their products in exchange for surplus apples.

Luigi x

P.S. Thanks for the cherries. I'll drink to that.