The Salvation of Royal Coffee

         The Salvation of Royal Coffee

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There’s nothing wrong with coffee that you can’t

Improve by changing it completely in

Its taste and lusciousness and smell.  Decant

Some thickest cream in there.  That ain’t a sin.

No.  NO.  In fact it’s high depravity

To save the dark from offerings of cream.

You also need some deeper gravity

In brown — pour sweetest syrup in it:  theme

It up with “Pumpkin Praline Pie” delight,

Then top it, soft, above with cream whipped up

To coronate the caffeine dose with white.

You now have nearly one quite perfect cup.

  Not yet . . .  add sweetener or sugar.  Spoon

    And sprinkle on some chocolate.  Senses swoon.

~ Phillip Whidden

by phillipw | Dec 15, 2024 | PE | 0 comments