Jack Ellison Poet Quatrain

Intravenously

As coffee cups go mine's very pretty
With butterflies and flowers thereon
Not very masculine I must admit
But sure welcome at the crack of dawn

Stumbling my way down to the kitchen
At six o'clock right on the dot
Dragging my body bumping into things
Arms flailing as I reach for the pot

The first sip goes down kinda roughly
I shake and shudder giving thanks
My body tingles right down to my tootsies
That stuff can sure turn my crank

Been thinking of taking it intravenously
That's when there's no turning back
When you fall headlong over the precipice
And have serious withdrawal attacks 

But to top it all off this substance is legal
How cool is that my good friends
When stuff can give you this much of a buzz
It's bound to be illegal in the end

So far so good and until further notice
You can drink it openly if you wish
But as soon as it goes the way of marijuana
That's a whole different kettle of fish


© Jack Ellison 2013

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Russell Sivey February 17, 2013 at 8:20 PM Wow, quite the tremendous write my friend! You have written a fantastic humorous poem here Jack! So you want to get jacked up on Coffee? A good ole coca-cola is what gets me going in the morning...oh make that a diet coke, got to watch my figure ha ha ha! What a spectacular piece, a wondrous poem, Great Work!! Jack Ellison February 18, 2013 at 5:33 AM Hey Russell! Have you tried Coke Zero... zero calories to help you maintain your girlish figure! LOL Hay a great day!

Donna Jones February 17, 2013 at 6:25 PM Shall we start the Iv???wonderful Jack Ellison February 17, 2013 at 6:27 PM Y-e-s-s-s... p-l-e-a-s-e! LOL

Carol Eastman February 17, 2013 at 4:23 PM Coffee's great but tea's my mate. We travel around the world. At this rate it shouldn't be long before I find Canada in my world tour... It rhymed! I'm B.A.C.K! Guess I'll have to stay home and start writting again. YAAAY! Jack Ellison February 17, 2013 at 4:56 PM We're hanging out the flags for ya... when can we expect you??? Jake xox

Demetrios Trifiatis February 17, 2013 at 11:04 AM My friend, THAT IS YOU! When you write like that is so delightful I always get a kick out of it! A ten is better to give you than a seven I know, BUT wait for it, a little bit longer, when older you... grow! Ha-ha! Fantastic: Jack at his BEST ! Thank you my friend! Jack Ellison February 17, 2013 at 11:36 AM WOWSERS! An old Canadian expression or is it this old duffer's favourite expression... I think the latter! Thinking seriously of having it piped into intravenously by the system still has to be installed! LOL Cheers!

Richard Lamoureux February 17, 2013 at 7:39 AM I love it jack! Thanks for the morning jolt. Jack Ellison February 17, 2013 at 9:25 AM Pretty good idea I have eh... saves all the fuss of brewing it! LOL Happy Sunday!

Toquyen Harrell February 17, 2013 at 7:30 AM Lol, I envy you of getting a kick out of drinking coffee. It never does that to me. I like frappuccino at Starbucks though. I always wonder why people like coffee so much. I guess it's that good :) Enjoyed, Jack. Have a great Sunday! Jack Ellison February 17, 2013 at 9:24 AM So you're not one of us! You are definitely in the minority... you know that eh? LOL Enjoy your Sunday, friend xox