Sonnet for the Coffee Lovers
Ah, behold that first morning cup
Hot java with cream, drink it up
Wizard potion to start the day…
Chase those blues and doldrums away.
Caffeine bolts and jolts through my veins
Soaring high, dancing in the rain
I’m aiming straight for clouds of gray…
Chase those blues and doldrums away.
With one more sip, you’ll be smiling
Mind atwitter, eyes beguiling
Set to tackle what comes my way…
Chase those blues and doldrums away.
Ah, behold that first morning cup…
Chase those blues and doldrums away.
Colleen Keller Breuning © 2024
April 13, 2024
Happy Late Saturday afternoon! I hope you’re enjoying the weekend. It is beautiful, but we have been experiencing VERY high winds here in Northern VA the past two days.
This week I was the ultimate procrastinator when it came to writing, but I have good reasons. It’s the final days of tax season, I’m working full-time, and stress is the name of the game this time of year. I’ve also been trying to get the house ready and pantry stocked for my little nuggets when they arrive this Wednesday. Oh man, I can hardly wait to see Posie and Hatcher! I’ve stocked up on hula hoops, frisbees, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, koosh balls, kickballs, magna tiles, Hot Wheels, and of course, all their favorite snacks! As Katie said, they are going to have so much fun at Nanny Bee camp! We plan to take them to parks, to visit family in Maryland, go to Great Country Farms, have a backyard firepit with S’mores, visit the Otium winery cats… and just hang out in the backyard with them.
This was a fun, whimsical Kyrielle sonnet to write, and I really loved the topic this week. Anyone who knows me really well, knows that I AM NOT A MORNING PERSON! I do not like getting up at the crack of dawn for work, as I am more of a night owl. I don’t even hit my stride until about 2 pm each day. I can work until 10 at night, no problem. Unfortunately, I have to work a 9-5, but I am quite fortunate that my job allows me the flexibility to start a little later, I just make up for it by staying at the office later than everyone else (which I don’t mind, it’s kind of how I roll). This has been a true godsend for this night owl, lol!
Here is a little advice: don’t even bother trying to start a conversation with me in the morning unless I have had at LEAST my first morning cup. I am just plain slow in the morning. I won’t snap at you, but I am not quite as chipper when I first roll out of bed. In fact, I probably won’t hear, remember or respond much to what you are yapping about. Just ask Dan LOL. Intense, deep morning conversations tend to give me anxiety. Add that on top of the fact that I’m not a big breakfast person – I don’t do breakfast meetings, and I don’t even really like eating breakfast out while on vacation. Why, you ask? Because that means I have to hurry up and get ready bla bla bla to go to a morning event I do not even like, thereby increasing my anxiety exponentially. All I need is my faithful friend – a robust, strongly brewed BIG cup of coffee, or two or three – and a slice of toast to ease me gently into every single morning at home, alone. And yep, I like a lot of creamer and a little sweetener with my coffee. Not to worry, by late morning your girl is ramped up and ready to go!
So that is what this little ditty is about, the NEED for a delicious cup of coffee and my own personal ritual at my own pace to start the day. The best part of waking up is coffee in MY cup! What about you, do you need that first morning cup to even think about adulting each day? Haha, I’d love to hear! Have a great weekend filled with coffee and fun!
Xoxo, Colleen
Inspiration: “Cafe 1930” by Astor Piazolla
Ecrits Blogophilia Week 41.15 – The First Morning Cup
Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric by Van Morrison (“dancing in the rain,”
“you’ll be smiling” & “eyes beguiling”)
Easy Bonus: Mention wizard potions
Colleen Keller Breuning 