Drinking Whiskey

My father said
(While we sat in a bar
Drinking whiskey
And smoking cigarettes
Back in the good old days
When you could smoke in a bar)

That the art of creativity
Is a mystery to all.
Many men have tried
In vain to reveal
To us the process.
The closest accomplishment
I have found is
The Art Spirit
Written in 1923
By the American painter
Robert Henri.

Did you you see the Packer game yesterday?
I asked.