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Thank You, Juan Valdez

Give me a cup of coffee so I can face the day Fresh from the ground beans of Senor Juan Valdez, A magic elixir, always my morning mainstay Give me a cup of coffee so I can face the day! If I don’t have my coffee, someone will pay No excuses, I do not care what anyone says, Give me a cup of coffee so I can face the day Fresh from the ground beans of Senor Juan Valdez. Written August 12, 2022 [a triolet]

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Constance La France

Date: 8/13/2022 7:09:00 AM

Milt, wonderful poem, oh yes, I need my cup of cafe in the morn' too and several others through the day just for survival, enjoyed your fun poem a lot , blessings ~Constance

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/12/2022 8:55:00 PM

I am glad that you decided to use this line more than once "Give me a cup of coffee so I can face the day"

Michael Tor

Date: 8/12/2022 7:42:00 PM

I remember Juan Valdez Milton the coffee was great. My wife loves her coffee and I have been known to travel thirty miles to get the right brand for her in a different State of Vermont. That is a diehard fan of that special brand of coffee.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/12/2022 8:21:00 PM

For sure, some folks like a peculiar brand. I have a Keurig, so I get those pre-packaged one cup from Dunkin' Donut. Where the beans come from, I do not know.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/12/2022 11:17:00 AM

I'm not familiar with the brand but one I'll look out for. Nothing beats a good cup of coffee to fire up the engines first thing lol. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/12/2022 1:17:00 PM

Tom, Juan Valdez was the mythical character featured in a widely-viewed coffee advertisement for a number of years. His name is sort of synonymous with coffee here in America.

John Lawless

Date: 8/12/2022 10:15:00 AM

While Juan gets all the press the donkey that carried it down the mountain just does its job....

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/12/2022 1:18:00 PM

That is so true, John. I've been told that Juan would've been nothing without the donkey!

Jenna Logan

Date: 8/12/2022 9:49:00 AM

Addicted to the brew, are ya? I can take it or leave it. I think I'm more drawn to the aroma than the flavor. Pancakes and bacon make it more palatable to me.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/12/2022 1:19:00 PM

Indeed. I agree wholeheartedly, although, I need my one cup in the morning, and that's it for me. I can't eat bacon, but the idea of pancakes with maple syrup and coffee sounds like a good thing anytime. Sometime I make a platter of pancakes for my supper.