Elfin War Contest

Their world at war, they close their eyes Elfin drinkers drink as armies rise To know their views I ask a question Blinkered, they deny suggestion That lives will change as fighters fight They sing and dance into the night They rest in glow of tavern's light Forgetting the world and all it's blight The only thing they wish to discuss Is competing ales, surely treasonous But I'm here now, let's not make a fuss So I drank some beers, and those beers were thus: A ruby mild - fruity and sweet My troubles mellowed despite defeat I forgot the carnage out in the street Safely ensconced on comfy seat A best bitter, the brewers pride Tavern next door looked on green eyed The sounds subdued, didn't look outside As aware of beers I'd not yet tried Stormy stout, so dark and true I watched it swirl as death toll grew As all around shared hazy view And talk of war here was taboo A summer ale, now there's a thing Far too tart with lemony zing This tavern I'm not worshipping "Show me the way to go home" I sing But as I exit all again becomes clear I remember why I travelled here It was to understand war, not drink beer This is their way to make horrors of war disappear...