#coffee or tea?

[pinetree-poet]

2024 NOVEMBER POEM-A-DAY CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 25 ~ SECOND NATURE

SECOND NATURE © 2024 G. Smith (BMI) ======================== Coffee or tea is second nature to me, As long as there’s a jolt and it’s not caffeine free. Don’t need fancy flavors, Just do me the favor, If you see my empty cup, Fill it up, fill it up, If you see my empty cup, Fill it up.

Toast and a dark roast, not much breakfast I lack, Just keep it hot, keep it coming, no cream and just black. Don’t need fancy flavors, Just do me the favor, If you see my empty cup, Fill it up, fill it up, If you see my empty cup, Fill it up.

It’s my only vice, All the rest is just habit. When I smell the aroma, I just have to have it. Leave a cup unattended, Then know that I’ll grab it. ‘Cause it’s my only vice, All the rest is just habit.

There’s Darjeeling, my darling, or orange picot, Earle Grey to start the day, just gimme get up and go. Don’t need fancy flavors, Just do me the favor, If you see my empty cup, Fill it up, fill it up, If you see my empty cup, Fill it up.

Doesn’t matter the time of day, it won’t keep me up. So fill up my empty cup, Fill it up, fill it up.

[consult-sherlockholmes]

I just drank some coffee and now I am even more tired than before. What kind of false promises are that? That’s why I prefer tea, no false promises.

[simkaye]

Shaking and trembling, we made it to another coffee and pumpkin season 🎃☕️ Prints available!

[squeakowl]

Art by Rebecca Hollingsworth (source)

[ancientsstudies]

Happiness is homemade.

[bonkie]

figgy

[lovewanttimetopause]

[neverknewyourself]

The intimacy of knowing how to make someone's perfect cup of coffee or tea.

[paintedaster]

Morning, afternoon, evening. Always a good time for a caffeine break.

[control-z-my-decisions]

Now that you've answered the poll, may I please direct your attention to Abood and his Gofundme campaign and their story:

"Hello, my name is Andy. I live in Ohio, but I am organizing this fundraiser for Abood and his wife who are stuck in Gaza. They're hoping to gain enough money to evacuate to Egypt.

Here are his words:

"Hello, I am Abood from Gaza. I am 25 years old. I got married 5 months ago. This means that I got married during war.

"I studied accounting, graduated with a high average, and worked in a chain of clothing stores that my father owned

"My wife and I now live inside a small tent in an area that is not safe, but we have no other choice. We live in extreme heat that cannot be tolerated by humans, and the presence of insects and pollution also affects my wife's health. Her health is deteriorating and I cannot provider her with the necessary care because of everything. We live with our only hope of survival, to travel, but the cost of leaving Gaza is very expensive. To be able to leave costs one person more than $8,000, and this is an insane number.

"That is why I ask you to help and save the lives of me and my wife from death."

Proof they are vetted here.

Here is their campaign:

[choscar-op81]

[lyralu91]

In bed, on the streets - bring it. You're my cup o' tea, mate ❤️ Come to Sweden and have some fika, yeah?

Google "fika, Sweden" btw - it's nothing dirty. Unless you want it to be. Which I do.

It's coffee talk wif Tom.

[karlrincon]

Merry Xmas 🎄.

[ancientsstudies]

No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading.

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