Ode to Coffee

You can make the most of it in the morning:
A perfectly manageable addiction.
A boat, from night’s rough waters, an awning
From crimes, hopes, dreams, fears, and all conviction.
First, sift water through proven grounds of earth,
then, gather the blackness in a cup of strength.
Sip this slowly – ‘twill bring warmth, calm, rebirth,
Freedom from taxation, and a longer length
Of days. Of course, repeat as necessary.
If you must, add parts of cow, or juice of nut.
I’ll not slight thee. But please, my dear, be wary
Of any claims to elevate thy gut:
Quacks, with big bills, will brag of their solution,
Better, and cheaper, Kaldi’s own caducean.

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Unitarian Universalist minister, poet, husband, father, three-chord guitar wonder.
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