Bacchus didn't know tequila,
nor the other stronger spirits.
Lounging in his Tuscan villa,
stuck to wine. He didn't fear its
fruity, sweet inebriation --
be Iberian or Thracian
you were welcome to partake.
served with mutton or with steak.
Had he access to a brandy,
bourbon, vodka, scotch or whisky,
they would surely come in handy --
though already fairly frisky
the god, properly enamored
(you might call it simply hammered)
would greet sunrise on the beach.
Good tequila within reach.
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