The Wine of Dionysus

Bacchus and Ariadne by Charles-Joseph Natoire

The Wine of Dionysus

 

The rhythm of the drums roll

vibrating through the bones

feel it deep within the soul.

 

There is a full moon tonight

and it is shining bright

so all ye maidens beware

for tonight is the night

that Bacchus has come to roam.

 

He will steel a kiss and perhaps a pinch

but all in the name of fun, so set your eyes

on the one for whom you have designs

and drink the wine of Dionysus.

 

Flesh against flesh there can

come to be no sweeter scent

as Pan has come to play his flute

dancing in delight for the beautiful sight

of pure naked bodies beneath the moon.

 

The women are ripe with bright

shinning eyes, while they seem to glow

touched by Aphrodite’s beauty,

ever so free and ever so bold

with quick wistful smiles, they sing

sweet melodies bewitching and betwixt.

 

While the men charged with satyr’s

charms, shall find favor with the 

supple lass of their choosing,

to slip away, down in the grass

serenaded by the lovers crescendo.

 

So beware on the night of

Bacchus’ delight, lest yet find yourself

caught quite unaware, by a flavored kiss

and a bit of a frisk, to which you just might

find to be a pleasure and a cherished treasure

for is there any more pure truth

than two bodies naked together.