IT’S ONE OR THE OTHER

Two cups (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

One clearly male
One female
Macho and brown, brewed strong
Or softly prim, never long
Rich, pungent
Or light, fragrant
Whatever –
You like one or the other.

One clearly hale
One quite pale
Thick and dark, aroma-dense
Or faintly floral, of a sense
Lusty, sexy
Friendly, cheery?
Whatever –
You like one or the other.

Yet sometimes torn
When weather-worn
To choose between the two
Seasons dictate too
The type of brew
And birds of a feather
Whatever –
I’ll have one or the other.

© Millicent Danker
25 May 2013

ALONENESS

Hindus believe the self or soul (atman) repeatedly takes on a physical body. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Risen above the noise, the grind
of café machines and murmurs
the scraping of chairs and whine
of fussing toddlers
the awful wallop of beebop
the hums, the ums
the chattering mums

Reading, staring, being
in touch with my Atman;*
Supreme and sanctified
by sacred scripture and chant
I am not part of the plan
Alone yet not, blessed
with detachment

my latté cold and lifeless

while my spirit rises

* the breath; the self

© Millicent Danker
15 August 2000