what was the drift?

                                                                                          Attribution: Petar Milošević
Image: He got it right! (here)

the 12 given words:
drift mind decline slip chime sign 
melt chin bananas wrap tower burn

what was the drift?
his mind declined to answer
sadly it had happened

he let slip the chime
a sure sign it did melt
he tried to keep his chin up
in vain efforts of maintaining
some form of authority

had he gone bananas?
he could not even wrap it up
when given the chance

he towered over the rest
when at his best
but he burned the
goodness this time around
he could only manage to
breathe some light greetings
before he began to stammer

the ring was safely in his grips
but still in his pocket!
to think this was the second attempt

why was it so difficult to pop
the six-million dollar question
and slip it on?.

Brenda's Sunday Whirl's Wordle #279
Elizabeth's Creativity Challenge Day 35  -  greetings