Four Roses
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington, VA
1976
My grandfather hated to have my
grandmother's friends come over to their apartment
to visit. He thought some of her friends were cheap
and only came over to drink all his booze. One day,
as the company sat in their living room, he called me
in to the kitchen to help him. He took his bottle
of cheap Four Roses Whiskey and poured it in
an empty bottle of Chivas Regal. Then he paraded
in to the living room and poured everyone a drink. “Nothing but the best for my friends,“ he said
with so much sincerity. Then he winked at me as
they commented on the quality of the whiskey. He
and I ran back to the kitchen and laughed out loud.
When he died, I put four roses on his grave.
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington, VA
1976
My grandfather hated to have my
grandmother's friends come over to their apartment
to visit. He thought some of her friends were cheap
and only came over to drink all his booze. One day,
as the company sat in their living room, he called me
in to the kitchen to help him. He took his bottle
of cheap Four Roses Whiskey and poured it in
an empty bottle of Chivas Regal. Then he paraded
in to the living room and poured everyone a drink. “Nothing but the best for my friends,“ he said
with so much sincerity. Then he winked at me as
they commented on the quality of the whiskey. He
and I ran back to the kitchen and laughed out loud.
When he died, I put four roses on his grave.
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