To coffee… a writer’s sonnet

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways!
I love thee from severely challenged height,
(My soul may reach, but inches don’t requite)
From quiet keyboard in my special place
I love thee for thy aromatic grace –
Most urgent need, when evening turns to night
I love thee warmly when thy strength is right.
I love thee milky when it’s time to graze –
I love thee when I wake and feel like death
When wine and merry laughter taint my breath
I love thee editing when letters play
With too much squinting; and as midnight sounds
When bed is calling. If I had my way
I’d banish instant and but drink thee ground.

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With sincere and abject apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning

For Colleen’s poetry challenge

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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54 Responses to To coffee… a writer’s sonnet

  1. Sanjuna says:
    July 10, 2020 at 06:50

    Love for coffee 😍😍😍

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  2. TanGental says:
    July 10, 2020 at 07:44

    That is perfect. Unfiltered and brewed to perfection

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  3. The Story Reading Ape says:
    July 10, 2020 at 09:19

    Love it, Sue 👍😂

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  4. Rishika Kakar says:
    July 10, 2020 at 09:51

    As a fellow coffee buff, I love this! You have a great way with words

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  5. jenanita01 says:
    July 10, 2020 at 09:52

    Brilliant, Sue… every writer’s mantra…

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  6. trentpmcd says:
    July 10, 2020 at 12:36

    Ah, true love! 😉 (I say from experience as I sip my very much needed coffee…)

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  7. Raven says:
    July 10, 2020 at 12:40

    The truest love of all and deserving of a sonnet

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  10. D. Wallace Peach says:
    July 10, 2020 at 15:39

    Hee hee hee. You made me giggle with this one, Sue. What a fun sonnet. I have a similar affection for coffee. Thanks for the morning smile.

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  11. Jim Borden says:
    July 10, 2020 at 16:51

    a nice homage to simple coffee…

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  12. Dale says:
    July 10, 2020 at 18:21

    Perfect read to go with my third cup…

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  13. Patty says:
    July 10, 2020 at 19:27

    Reblogged this on Campbells World and commented:
    Oh!
    I love it!
    👏👏👏

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  14. Colleen M. Chesebro says:
    July 10, 2020 at 19:50

    Totally brilliant take on the Browning poem, Sue. You are so good at these sonnets. Do you think your work with other languages also helped you find that rhythm?

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  16. Eliza Waters says:
    July 11, 2020 at 01:50

    Love, so well expressed! 🙂

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  17. dgkaye says:
    July 11, 2020 at 03:18

    Beautiful and romantic ode to the sacred java ❤

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  18. Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. says:
    July 11, 2020 at 12:16

    captured the aroma perfectly Sue xxx

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  20. macjam47 says:
    July 14, 2020 at 01:24

    I can smell that rich aroma from where I sit. Well done, my friend. ❤️

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