This is a poem I wrote for Matt while on a retreat in Washington State in October 2016. It was inspired by his, at the time, ongoing struggle to give up coffee. He has since embraced his ‘calling’ as a firm coffee drinker and is no longer trying to give it up.
Coffee
One coffee.
Two coffees.
Three coffees.
Four coffees.
Maybe no more coffee?
Just one more coffee,
Or two, or three, …
Definitely no more coffee!!
Maybe just half a coffee?
One coffee?
One and a half coffees?
Two coffees?
NO MORE COFFEE!!!!
Ahhhh … Coffee 😁
Image: Mom’s cappuccino at the Astro Cafe of the Mt John Observatory in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand - April 28th, 2018.