CUPPA
First
cup of
coffee is
curative brew
Excites my brain
Gets my train
back on
track
© 2013 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Creative Commons
Kim Nelson, at Poets United’s Verse First, asked us to edit, edit, edit and create a poem about something ordinary… in a handful of words. Unaccustomed as I am to brevity… !
This also appears in the left margin of my home pad, Imaginary Garden With Real Toads. Peace, Amy
Sharp Little Pencil 
Sherry Blue Sky
Good one, Amy!
Sharp Little Pencil
Thanks, Sherry. C’mon over!
Paul Andrew Russell
Very nice, Amy. I like the rhyme of the fifth and sixth lines; keeps the momentum flowing until the end.
Sharp Little Pencil
Paul, those lines rhymed by accident – it wasn’t until typing the poem up that I realized they synapsed their way into the poem! Thanks, A
brian miller
amen….i am the same…gotta have my coffee…i like it black as well…i agree too that mid rhyme does well to keep this moving…now i wanna cuppa…smiles.
Sharp Little Pencil
There is no time during my day in which coffee is not welcome. Have had to switch to decaf after noon, but my decaf is STRRRRONG, like you can stand a spoon up in it! Always nice to see you, Brian! Amy
kaykuala
A cuppa to tone things up. Some prefer late at night to help keep awake and alert at the computer. Nicely Amelita!
Hank
Sharp Little Pencil
Hank, my mother used to drink a cup of strong black coffee before bed. I could never do that now, but I applaud your dedication to the bean!! Amelita
Anne V
I am so happy to read this poem as it made me feel that I have to go brew some coffee too. Right now in fact. 🙂 Coffee is indeed a curative brew that quickens the mind and sharpens the senses. Thanks for writing this!
Sharp Little Pencil
Ah, another sister in that most heavenly addiction. Hey, I had to give up a lot of other “vices” over the years… don’t mess with my coffee, ha ha. Thanks for stopping by, Anne! Coming your way now. A
Mama Zen
Excellent!
Roger Green
I’m socially deprived in that I never learned to drink coffee. Or beer.
aka_andrea
I’m on my third cup as I read this~ nicely done.
Rosemary Nissen-Wade (@SnakyPoet)
I can surely relate to that! 🙂
kelvin s.m.
…ah, love me some cuppa…hihi… i believe i can’t survive a day without some coffee sessions…ha… my creamy white kape latte is always the best…. love..love…love…this Amy… smiles…
Susie Clevenger (@wingsobutterfly)
What’s morning without coffee? 🙂 Love your poem!! Hey, there’s plenty of time to write about the Teddy Girls…I would love to read what you come up with!!
Suzy
I love that. tea is my early morning battery charger!
Dropping by from Verse First
Akila
Wow! love the cuppa
purplepeninportland
You accomplished this prompt beautifully. I could not seem to find a place to start.
Sara v
I’m running to catch up on my reading and commenting–excellent brief poem–makes me want to go sip a cup of coffee, I love the stuff, but it doesn’t always love me….:-)