Coffee
Some write of ventures and business conquests
Those American Dreams turned expedient success
Some pen their journeys from rags to riches
Entrepreneurs admired for their ambitions
This is not a ballad, epic, or romance
This is not a thrilling tale of fate or chance
This is no strain of passion or achievements grand
Ambition is fine, but it goes hand in hand
With the beverage of every sleep-deprived dreamer
Some take it black, and some prefer creamer
But 83% of the country would agree
The spark of every success, like each day, is Coffee
587 million cups a day plead for my case
That the smell of Sumatra grinds puts a smile on the face
Of workers, writers, adventurers, Americans,
Grocery store clerks, professors, bigwigs, and mailmen
How curious, it’s so infrequent the poet pauses to think
About pioneering a romance about the very drink
That gives them the energy to pick up their pen
That grants them the fuel to face each day again
It should strike every writer to seize inspiration
Of The Glorious Columbian Fuel of a Nation
Ah! Marvelous Joe! You astound me each morn!
Far more splendid than a pudding of corn
Your taste is unfalteringly vibrant, so full of promise
Each sip a romance, a caffeinated kiss
Delicately made in a Keurig or poured from a pot
Magnificent mocha, frappuccino, or third espresso shot!
Indeed, it’s undeniable that America owes its greatness to much
Washington, Lincoln and dead men as such
But the home of the brave and the land of the free
Wouldn’t have it’s success without its inspiration- Coffee