Coffee In Heaven

John Agard

    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?

Commentary

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.

The Wondering Minstrels, poem #1071 · 10 July 2002

Guest poem submitted by Zenobia Driver

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Rebecca Gill · 10 July 2002

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………….

Peter Rettegi · 21 June 2004

I guess John is A-guard at hells gates.