Mid-Week Pick Me Up

Happy Wednesday to all! Only a few more days until Christmas -- my favorite time of year. It's early for me, and I haven't had my coffee yet. So, I'm going to start today with a coffee poem. Have a fabulous, fantastic day, and I'll see you Friday with a new batch of poems.

Coffee, My Old Friend by Karie Lesly (from a group of poems I found via Internet at CocoaJava).

An aroma that fills the room with warmth brewing gently, steady and calm.
Two friends together in stolen moments sharing soul, heart, life.
Weaving through the years
like a fine delicate lace.
The design unravels details,
simplicity, sometimes flaws.
And even still, meshing together
bonded by each cup.
The tenderness of solitude
occasionally with a good book.
As I take the fist sip
of the first cup
I realize again that I am blessed.
To share this cup with such a friend,
sometimes it being only me.
So much more than flavor, roast, or blend...
A way of life.

~

History of Coffee by Michelle Ramadan (CocoaJava)

Ethiopian shepherds
discovered coffee
when they realized
their goats began
to dance.

~
Last one of the day: from our favorite, Ogden Nash -- the King of Light Verse.

Morning Prayer by Ogden Nash

Now another day is breaking,
Sleep was sweet, and so is waking.
Dear Lord, I promised you last night
Never again to sulk or fight.
Such vows are easier to keep
When a child is sound asleep.
Today, O Lord, for your dear sake,
I'll try to keep them when awake.

**Bonus**
The Fly
by Ogden Nash

God in His wisdom made the fly
And then forgot
to tell us why.