The first sip of coffee

Psalm 28:7 

⁷ The Lord strengthens and protects me;
I trust in him with all my heart.
I am rescued and my heart is full of joy;
I will sing to him in gratitude.

The first sip of coffee ... just a little bitter

Wow! I enjoy it ... it makes it all worth while

Life appears now different ... worthwhile the living

All things somehow fall in place ... like a simple smile

Thinking about the cup in loneliness ... the one that never left me

The thought I am sharing now with friends of the past

It seems somehow that coffee brings people closer

But these memories somehow will be fading fast

Soon duty will call life’s expectations

With determination it will force its way on me

Choices then will disappear as in a simple motion

Obligations and commitments will be my creed

Are others depending on me or just myself?

To live up to my duties seem self-chosen

Day to day then appear in a circular motion

As good habits and the bad in time seem frozen

Yes breath is here and the rhythm of thought

And a heartbeat that is seldom noticed

How much we take for granted as we move thro the day

It seems that important things are mostly out of focus

Yes somewhere in the future a price we’ll have to pay