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A Hot Cup of Coffee

Unless it’s iced, it must be HOT – Not warm but really steaming; Yet when that isn’t what I’ve got, I feel like simply screaming! I rarely order coffee out ‘Cause tepid’s what I’m given And just one sip erases doubt – To breakdowns, I am driven. I don’t add milk, I like it black And hot like an inferno, Which can be made, if you’ve the knack, On stovetop, drip or Sterno. When coffee’s sold in eateries Or any other venues, Unless it’s hot enough to please, Remove it from the menus!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 5/6/2019 9:18:00 AM
Hear, hear! Tepid coffee is not to my taste, neither is black! Milk or a little cream will do and, please, no sugar! One cup daily does me fine, usually in the morning or after a fine dinner with friends and dessert. / M
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Date: 5/5/2019 12:40:00 PM
Terrific, Ilene. I just love your shout-out, esp. in the first and fourth stanzas. Amen, sister! ~ gw
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Date: 5/4/2019 5:23:00 PM
You should buy it at Mcdonalds. Just don't sue them when you spill it in your lap because it's too hot. :)
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Date: 5/2/2019 2:40:00 AM
I agree ilene, there is nothing worse than luke warm coffee. Tom
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Date: 5/1/2019 7:07:00 PM
They can not serve hot coffee any more because women use it to warm up their underwear instead of their lips, but I agree, if it isn't black, it is something else, not coffee! Aloha! Rico SNW
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Date: 5/1/2019 7:06:00 PM
They can not serve hot coffee any more because women use it to warm up their underwear instead of their lips, but I agree, if it isn't black, it is something else, not coffee! Aloha! Rico
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