V-8 LOW-SODIUM VEGETABLE JUICE

I suppose that in many ways this it a bit of whimsical positng.  There isn't anything a whole lot more common than the juice we drink at breakfast.  What I am learning is that weighty matters are determined not by their physical presence, althougn a big jug of vegertable juice is pretty darn weighty, it's the emotional weight of these commonplace items that counts the most.  Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that I would one day write a poem about V-8 Juice.  Here it is:

V-8 LOW-SODIUM VEGETABLE JUICE

She loved certain foods

V-8 low-sodium vegetable juice

was a real favorite.

She drank some every day.

She made me buy a big jug of it

the day before she died,

always the optimist.

That juice is not only good,

it’s good for you.

with all those vitamins

and mineral and such.

I get an added bonus,

it’s really good

for my soul.

Now I drink a glass of it every day.

I resist the urge to add a little salt.

She wants me to stay healthy.

Today I got a little worried,

That big jug of V-8

low-sodium vegetable juice

is nearly empty.

 

John A. Bayerl

January 24, 2011

To make matters worse, I don't really like orange juice that much.