Mid-afternoon I crave good strong coffee
with cream
This has been going on only a few months
Most of my life (since age 10) I took
my coffee unadulterated, black
like my mother
One day Pop’s smiling face
occurred to me and I realized
I am being punked by ghosts!
Of course the coffee additives
are mom’s version of healthy:
coconut milk and coconut oil
and a scant teaspoon of honey
She knew I’d never totally
abandon what she taught me
He won’t mind, the taste is
somewhat close to the thick
Guernsey cream he stirred into
his afternoon fix-and so,
Here we are in afternoon
communion-me remembering
them and them probably having
a good laugh at me
There may only be a thin veil
between us, however, they are
very much felt and present
RMK, 15 June 2015, ©
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