Four Poems About Robert Mondavi

I wrote these Saturday morning the day after Robert Mondavi passed away. These are my four Morning Poems - perhaps Mourning is applicable, too in this case . Here they are in the order in which I wrote them. Enjoy. Oh, the first is mostly in French : the three others mostly in English.


A Mon Avi
Mon Amu Davi
N'Est Plus La
Mondavi
Mais Son Esprit
Est La Tous
Jours - La - La - La
La Musique
En Vin En Acc
Tous Bon Ccueil
Venus Bien Tous
Les Vivants Boirent
A Mondavi Mon
Notre Rob ( Quelle Belle Robe )
Rob Sieur Bob
Quel Hom Mon
Omme Sieur Sur
Qualite Qui
A Part Son Art
Son Conseil Avec
Artager - Pa - Pa - Part
Art Artie ...
#1 written Saturday morning at 9:36 AM.


Sorry Are Sad We
See Lose Mon
Yes Dav Davi
Bert's Rob
Bert's Ernie
Like Friend Close
Ours Gone Died
Day Yester Way
Passed On Us
Hand Anded Torch
Now Carry We
Flame Wine
Share Vey Vey Con
With Fid Id Dence
We Bear We
Wine Forth Share
Story Joy Gems
Those Liquids Ours
Grapes Grr Grrr
Up Up Drink You
Happy Apes Prime
Rimed Mates Gust
Ust Usto Us
With Glasses Chink
#2 written May 17th, 2008 Saturday morning - a bright, breezy sunny morn.


Rob Ob Ob Ert
Davi's Mon
Man Good
He's Gone
We're Hurt
Urting Sad
A Down Good
Man Lost Us To
Now 'Cept
Deeds Mem-
Emories Last
Of Shared World
Wine's Jewels In
Vary Arying
Licks Of Liquids
Robes Red
Garnered Garnets
Faded Rose's Shades
Sun's Golden Hues
Soil's Hidden Tastes
To Life Lips Ours
Brought Us By Sought
He Us Taught !
#3 written Saturday morning at 9:51 AM with a clear blue sky, sunny , breezy morn!


We'll You Miss
Mondavi Rob
Two Parts : Rob
And Bert One
Love Pass Assion
Ass Pass On To
Us Wine's Charms
Those Highs Soar
Oaring Lows
Ocean Glass Bottle
Root's Depths
Reached Screeched
Man Vin Grape
D'Accord Accorded
Breached Brought
Sublime Tastes
Shared Partaged
With Us By
Rob And Bert
Davi And Mon
Notre Ami Grand
Great First Rate
#4 written Saturday morning, May 17th, 2008 at 9:58 AM on a clear, beautiful, breezy bright morn. What else could anyone ask ? Here the promise of many good things still to come : we celebrate the many influences/ contributions of a fine man, Robert Mondavi. I thank you for my humble part. TONY