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] MORNING COFFEE

My beloved, my devoted
friend and woman brings my morning
treat to bed: strong brown and
fragrant
coffee with white cream, for breakfast.

As she serves it flirting, joking,


with unending cooing, fooling,
you might think in all creation
there is not a sweeter laughter.

I imagine that the flutelike


intonation of her chatter
can be matched by angels only
and the songbirds’ lusty twitter.

Her white hand – a tender lily!


How her wafting, light, cascading
curls caress her rosy features!
Such a beauty – such great splendour!

Yet, this morning, it has struck me


(why? or why not?) that her waistline
might be just a shade more slender
...just a little, just a touch.

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