When I get older,
I'm going to drink
coffee.
Each morning
I see its diaphanous
flavor
wrapping itself around
the corners of our
house
forming curlicues
of warm, cozy
scents.
I see my husband
pour cream in and
stir
it into caramel swirls,
sit down, and
commune,
become one
with its
energy.
I've always heard
that it was bad for
women
with fibrocystic breasts
so never took up the
habit
except for a rare
decaf laced with
Bailey's.
But soon I'll be
old enough to drink
coffee
every morning
and all those curls
will
flow deliciously
into my
mouth.
You make it sound so appealing - and this from a tea drinker.
ReplyDeleteIt's well worth the wait I promise you!
ReplyDeleteAs always Linda, you exude passion as you write about coffee with an exotic flair!
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Graphic sensual images. The scent of coffee is almost as good as its taste.
ReplyDeletesit down, and/commune,/become one/
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I can truly relate and you describe this beautifully.
I'm not old enough and these cup Ds are as vulnerables as everyone else's still, I don't drink or smoke so I'll accept my risk with coffee. :-)
Oh the pleasures we can't have are the tougher ones to resist, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteI love that bit about becoming one with the energy, so true :)
I love coffee but at times I've quit drinking it for a while and my health always improves. It sucks. lol
This was hypnotic coulda kept reading. I like how each stanza ends with an idea about coffee.
ReplyDeleteWonder if I'll sleep tonight...mmmm....
oh i think its good for all :-)
ReplyDeleteyour writing is like coffee, managed to wake me up this saturday morning :-)
"diaphanous
ReplyDeleteflavor
wrapping itself around
the corners of our
house
forming curlicues
of warm, cozy
scents."
and now it rains in my mouth. I'll think about it in the morning...
i have never believed i had anything to gain by waiting till i got old...
ReplyDeleteas an avid morning coffee drinker,, i cannot imagine life without it...
Love the images this poem brings to mind. Nice!
ReplyDeleteWow! I love this - coffee is such an integral part of life...
ReplyDeleteWonderful, how you give this reader the experience of "waiting
ReplyDeletefor coffee" Told quietly and
expectantly.
bad for women?...well I thought taken in moderate quantities its good for both the sexes
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm I think I will have a cup right now. :o)
ReplyDeleteOh you made me want a cup of coffee, great word choice.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, smells good!
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose coffee is a metaphor for anything else here but you still managed to get a few words bigger than marmalade onto the page. Diaphanous Wow!
I can smell it now...perhaps you shouldn't wait.
ReplyDeletecurls flowing slowly in your mouth. wonderful images.
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"I see my husband
ReplyDeletepour cream in and
stir
it into caramel swirls,
sit down, and
commune,
become one
with its
energy."
I could see him too - I love this imagery!
You have such a descriptive style! So easy to visualize.
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