Excellent poem 5/7/5 Dago Red by Val Crisson 5-7-5 Poetry Contest contest entry Artwork by meg119 at FanArtReview.com

Barrels fermenting wine in old musty basement my heart remembers     Author Notes I am first generation Italian, and usually hate long author's notes. Yet, I must explain Dago Red was the wine my parents made in a basement in Detroit. It was there connection to Italy. Salute. Though the term Dago Red might seem derogatory, Italians didn't care as long as their wine sold, especially during prohibition. We're too PC anyway.

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