Ode to Coffee

O sweet elixir of the morning,

You call to my olfactory sense through the wafts of robust fragrance stunning my being.

I am in a trance until the hot, bitter liquid touches my lips

To awaken me from my sleeping lair.

My mind contains a fog until several ounces have coursed through my veins

To create an alertness to the day.

O coffee, O coffee, you remain my forever companion through life

To ease me through each impending day,

And to keep me revived as I courageously battle each daunting task I face.

8/12/17