Short Americano Poems

coffeehouse sonata
americano in hand
muse with pen all set



posted on September 17, 2018...

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US born Benjamin West
passed the international popularity test
the first Americano o achieve such fame
ever successful & ahead of the game...

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Alluring aroma

Calls us over
Uplifting bean
Pulverised to make us keen

Olfactory sense starts to excite
Firing up with delight

Caffeine or caffeine free
Oh what a pleasure to taste and savour it be
Frothy cappuccino or americano
From which do you choose
Either one
Ecstay exudes...

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"Americano"

filter-dripped
watered down
weak coffee

artificial

the mood 
steaming diluted
swings lower, unfilling;

the wanting
lusciously dark
hot to the tongue

more rapid 
complex in richness 
animated 

scalding and sharp

Expresso
piercing arrow 
shoots straight to the heart.



Candide Diderot. ‘25
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- First Cup
Brew, Plunge, Percolate,
Morning ritual observed...
Elixir of life.

- Single-Shot
Caf, Half-Caf, De-Caf,
Espresso, mocha, latte...
Steamed milk, not too hot.

- Americano
Tall, Grande, Venti,
Served up with whipped cream on top...
Large drip coffee, please.

- Last Drop
Naked Baristas,
Delight drive-thru customers...
Don't forget to tip.

.....Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...

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mellow just chilling
sitting back
listening to
coffeehouse tunes
sipping a tall americano
at a table for one
set by the window
in the far corner
winding down
doodling pen in hand
jotting rough lines
of a poem on a napkin
pulling it together
precious me time
hiding out where
i can lose myself
and not be found



Published in my photo/poetry book ~TABLE FOR ONE~ 2019

AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on September 18, 2019...

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That noise
The overwhelming noise
Mechanical impersonal
Drowning out
My inner voice
In a much soothing manner
I may be deaf when
I leave this roastery coffeehouse
But till then
I am thoroughly enjoying
The mental massage
By this robotic drone
Being in no rush to leave
Sipping my americano



Submitted on March 11, 2020 for contest STRAND CHOICE D sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  HONORABLE MENTION

Originally posted on December 13, 2018...

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I
order
some coffee –
Americano –
wait with anticipation.
Superheated steam scalds the essence from the beans,
then rising from the cup, that rich fresh-brewed aroma.

I
savour
the vapours –
pure Arabica -
then notice in the saucer
something which I did not order : a biscuit,
yes, cellophane-wrapped an unsolicited biscuit,
the ubiquitous and unsolicited caramelised biscuit !

I
wonder
what’s it worth,
my unsolicited biscuit ?
I’ll send it back and get a refund !...

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My good mornings get better upon that first cup of morning brew
makes my sense of smell tingle in anticipation
as my appetite is whetted
for further stimulation
from the
bitter smacking bean

good mornings are  tolerable
with a cup of steaming Java
be it a latte, mocha Java, Americano or what have u
and I give homage to 
this seemingly innocuous bean
which contains a powerhouse of alertness and verve

Good morning  good morning indeed
it's going to be a good one
my spirit freed...

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