tonight's a borscht kind of night

tonight's a borscht kind of night;
orange or red is immaterial,
as long as it's served hot.

(water parsnips are called for
in the recipe-- not cicuta!
if in doubt use plain celery.)

for desert, E. Wedel Barylki,
no more than four each, i suppose--
cigars and pipe are optional,

so is hubba bubba,

but not hot
Ethiopian coffee,
nor Moroccan mint tea.