Analysis of Morning Alchemy
Nicodemus 1997 (St. Louis)
I rise, just after the sun has. Watch the birds sing and play tag on the steps. Listen to them as I puff on my menthol cigarette, this kind of breathing more habit than instinct. More addiction than hobby. As I smoke, my brain just as empty first thing in the morning as my lungs on exhale… I am already thinking about you.
I wander into the kitchen, open up my cabinets and grab the necessary ingredients for my morning alchemy. I move sluggishly to the counter, and prepare to meet you. But first, I must create you. Filter. Dry grounds. Cold water. Press the magic button and wait as you slowly go from parts of something, to someone. It takes a few minutes, but then there you are. Dark as a well’s ink. Warm as a summer’s day. Fragrance more alluring than perfume.
Coffee.
You ripple and heat the pot, waiting to be greeted. So I do, pouring you into my trusty mug and adorning you with accessories such as sweetener or creamer. You, my dear, are a sight for tired eyes. Steaming with enthusiasm, swirling sweetly. Beautiful. But this is not all that you are. You are my companion. The pep in my step. I sip you tenderly, with reverence. You are more holy to me than communion, each gulp of you an answered prayer.
My dearest Coffee,
May we never part,
In spite of what you do to my nerves
And to my heart.
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Metre | 11110011101101110110111111110011111011011010101101111111101100101111011101010011 1100101010111000101000100111010011100101000111111110111011110101010011110111110111101101111111011110101101010101 10 1100101101110111101011101001011010011100110111101110110101001010100111111111110100101111110011001111011101011111101 11010 11101 011111111 0111 |
Characters | 1,321 |
Words | 253 |
Sentences | 28 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 127 |
Words per line (avg) | 31 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,017 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 247 |
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A love poem dedicated to coffee.
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