"Sweet Coffee..."

Its Tuesday... I could tell

"Sweet Coffee..."

 

A second's pause...

I've sweet coffee

- black and two-day-old,

multiple-heated dregs of foul-fraught

wistfulness

of tomorrows' memories-to-be.

 

Even the cup

shivers

as the contents sway

and circle

settle

and await...
me.

 

Sweet, sweet coffee -

it knows its place

in a world of need

a world foreseen

and unseen - seeming

lost and full

found and empty

wished and forgotten.

 

A second's pause

a breath - sweet, sweet coffee

held tight and close -

tight and closer...

as I listen to your whispers

on the morning-rise

of rain-swept whimpers

simpering by...

 

Sweet,

sweet coffee...
and not a wonder of the
whys.

Chris

Author's Note

Tuesday... I could tell

Reviews

[dukovan]

I'm intrigued with the line,
"of tomorrows' memories-to-be"
This backdoor, implied-type way of showing the gear-like relationship of the past and future, is something that I'm naturally drawn to. I dont feel like I ever really learned about it, it just comes natural for me to say. I wonder if this is a thing all writers or just people all experience and think about.
You are insanely poetic, great write.

[J Todd Underhill]

I agree with everyone else you had me wanting to be at Caribou and drinking my vice of choice... well one of them :)

[sharonlee]

Poignantly moving....

Shar

[Hayley]

I really like this!
Coffee to me is just a comfort drink. I drink it in the morning after I get up, I drink decaf and I love iced coffee on the fly. Every time I feel the warm mug in my hands I get instantly soothed. Yes, sweet, sweet coffee...
Your flow is wonderful in this piece, too! And yes, the coffee knows its place well in today's society, even if just for the caffeine boost haha :)
"Sweet, sweet coffee -
it knows its place
in a world of need
a world foreseen
and unseen "

[Amy Bumpas]

I only drink coffee when I go visit one of my dearest friends...lovely
thoughts here...nice, warm and cozy:))

[J. J. Nightingale]

If we listen, we will hear joy .. and be comforted by the chance to live and drink-in another day .. Deep down in the cup are sweet creamy smooth memories .. And when we smile , another memory is made ...

J. x

[Ed Hart]

speaks to me brother, i'm in my cups

[?]

I'll take a cup of coffee, little cream, no sugar...Im sweet enough. lol
That was such a lovely piece, good way to wake up with a cup of sweet coffee and a read such as this.
You bring morning images

[Muse]

sweet sweet coffee....sweet to thy lips. Yes I will always be in love with my coffee.
Beautiful writing Chris.

[Emily B]

have you got an extra cup? I could use some company

[Priscilla Sayers]

Remarkable! i can smell the coffe and feel the heat from the mug in my cup. Love it. Good Morning!!!