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From Black Water

My mom and dad loved drinking coffee black, the coffee pot was full and never did lack. The air in the morning was filled, smelling fresh black coffee always thrilled. When I was three, I tried their black coffee for me. Yuk~nasty~no way, it was not for me and I ran out to play. Then the day came I fell deeply in love with coffee, I added sugar~cream and it tasted more like toffee. Today some things have changed, I still cannot drink black coffee and that is still unchanged. I love coffee hot or iced in a mug that is padded, but it must have sugar~cream added. Date Written: 8/23/2021 The Color Black Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Chantelle Anne Cooke

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Delice Arleen Skelly

Date: 8/26/2021 12:07:00 AM

You handled this challenge so well Paula. Now I need a cup of coffee...Delice

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 8/26/2021 8:28:00 AM

Thanks for your note. Glad you like this coffee write. OK, coffee for two. Have a blessed day...........

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 8/25/2021 11:54:00 AM

quite an original take on the colour black, good luck in the contest :)

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 8/25/2021 1:10:00 PM

So good to see you. Thanks for your note and for your good luck. Glad you like my black coffee fun write. I do need cream but can do without the sugar. No black coffee for me. Take Care and Have a blessed day............

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 8/24/2021 11:31:00 PM

Hello Paula ... I find black coffee bitter, but half a teaspoon of sugar has the coffee going down. Enjoyed your poem Paula - Lindsay

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 8/25/2021 1:07:00 PM

Thanks for your note. Glad you like this write. Yes, black coffee is bitter. I need cream but can do without sugar. Have a blessed day...........

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/23/2021 12:58:00 PM

- Black coffee for me ... a wonderful poem, Paula :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 8/25/2021 1:06:00 PM

Thanks for your note and for your best wishes. Glad you like my black coffee write. I need cream but can do without the sugar. Have a blessed day with hugs...........

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 8/23/2021 12:49:00 PM

Hello Paula, I enjoy my coffee black. I can not drink coffee with cream and sugar. it is just plain black cold on ice. Only at Christmas do I add a flavor then return to drinking black coffee. Hugs.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/26/2021 12:30:00 PM

Hello Paula, black coffee is the true flavour of coffee. I also drink expresso coffee black. Hugs

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 8/25/2021 1:05:00 PM

Thanks for your note. Glad you like my coffee write. Sorry, I need cream but can do without the sugar. No black coffee for me. Have a blessed day...........

Rico Leffanta

Date: 8/23/2021 11:37:00 AM

I still drink straight black coffee, but Nescafe Gold Blend as I was thoroughly disgusted with coffee grounds as a child. What did you do with them?

Paula Goldsmith
Date: 8/25/2021 1:03:00 PM

Thanks for your note. Glad you like my fun write. The coffee grounds go into the trash. I know some put them in their gardens. Have a blessed day...........