The completion of his list

A simple display on a red table
Facing a window with a view
Of a great inheritance
Reveals a few important artifacts
A parchment scroll bound by a gold ribbon
And sealed with royal wax
Containing a list of plausible fantasies
And of rare, but tangible goods
Inked ornately and calligraphic
Of what the master plans to do
And the things he plans to consume
Before he dies

An inventory of what has been accomplished
What he has tasted and what he has not
Is meticulously guarded
Anticipation of its completion
Grows with each passing day
That he may finally break the seal
And fulfill the prophecy it contains
Next to the scroll
Is a crystal bottle filled with a rare, old brandy
The finest that can be obtained
And only available to the most exclusive
Members of his club

Near the bottle is a snifter
Resting on its side
With a candle under the balloon
Warming the contents
As he carefully turns the glass
The air of the room fills
With the bouquet of the heir's drink
An unlit parejo awaits a V cut
And awaits a fire to be lit at the tip
Just as the loaded pistol to its left awaits
The completion of his list