Elixir of Life

I am beginning to wish

today is not going to happen -

the third snooze minutes

ticking by as I lay half awake,

listless and quiet, until….

the coffee pot on the Smart stove

rudely erupts into the pulsating

rhythm of percolation,

immediately followed by an

aromatic zest for life

filling my nostrils, signaling

that it is time to wake up,

go pour a cup and live it!