[1071] Coffee In Heaven

Guest poem submitted by Zenobia Driver, <ZDRIVER@>:

   You'll be greeted
by a nice cup of coffee
when you get to heaven
and strains of angelic harmony.

   But wouldn't you be devastated
if they only serve decaffeinated
while from the percolators of hell

   your soul was assaulted
by Satan's fresh espresso smell?

	-- John Agard

I love coffee and hence I had to check out a poem with a title that read
'Coffee in Heaven'. I love the contrast between a sterile, decaffeinated,
virtuous heaven and a strong espresso hell.

Zen.

[this poem is archived, accessible and awaiting your comments at]
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1071.html

From: rebecca gill <regill1@>

Wonderful sentiment, I agree whole heartedly! that's why I'm doing everything to get to hell! I love real butter and real cream and a good delmonico, I won't mention the rest of the incriminating stuff not to do with food! Also addresses the idiocy of most religions, if you ask me.............

From: "Peter Rettegi" <zaipe@>

I guess John is A-guard at hells gates.