The emperor, satisfied with his bloodlust,
Ordered a fresh batch of pale ale from barbarian lands
Zero tolerance for other effete, patrician brands.

Millenia across the interstellar curve,
His namesake, also heralded for the breadfruit explorer of Thule Ultima,
Held a cold one, same brand, in his hands.

Kaustuv Ghosh writes in The Poetry Palace, Story Hall and The Creative Cafe on Medium. His work has been published in the Singapore Poetry blog and accepted in Versification Zine. Kaustuv is a technologist otherwise and lives in Singapore. Twitter handle-writerbytheriv2.