
SLOWLY,
LOWLY,
BURBLES RISE.
WAITING EARS,
HAPPY SIGHS...
FIRST SIGNS,
FIRST SOUNDS
THAT COFFEE GROUNDS,
HEATING
WATER
SOON WILL MERGE,
WILL MINGLE,
MELD,
INTERTWINE
BECOMING SOMETHING NEAR DIVINE.
ROUNDLY,
SOUNDLY,
DRIBBLES FLOW.
MOISTENED FILTER,
POT BELOW...
PERK SONG,
PERK SIGHT
BRING SWEET DELIGHT.
WAITING LIPS,
TINGLING TONGUE...
DARKLING WET,
HOT,
MELLOW FEAST
COME SOOTHE MY SOUL AND CALM MY BEAST.

(I WROTE THIS FOR A CONTEST ABOUT DRINKING COFFEE DESPITE THE FACT THAT I'M A CONFIRMED TEA-DRINKER)
