S
is for Savor
My eyelids flutter
shut, an automatic response to the vapors wafting towards me. I inhale deeply,
filling my nose, my mind with what will soon be mine: All bitterness and sweet, creamy and frothy.
It’s love in a cup.
The mug is warm as it
grazes my lips, a foretaste of the bliss to come, and it is bliss. Bliss as it
fills my mouth; bliss as it lingers there, enveloping each one of my taste
buds. Finally I give in, I swallow, letting escape the contented moan that has
threatened to break free since that first inhale. And then another, and
another.
-Mel
They really, really like coffee. Or maybe hot chocolate. But now I wonder what is lacking in their life that they take such solace in this moment.
ReplyDeleteFor a moment, I thought that was saviour and then I began reading. What Nick said, but I'm saying coffee all the way!
ReplyDeleteHot chocolate. Definitely hot chocolate for me.
ReplyDeleteCoffee of hot cocoa? That seems to be the popular questions here. ;) I imagined hot cocoa. :)
ReplyDeleteRaising my coffee cup to yours - CLINK!
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Who would have thought a hot cup of something aromatic could bring such bliss?
ReplyDeleteIt's love in a cup- what a great way to describe it. Nicely done!!
ReplyDeleteNow I have to pause my blog visits and go get a cuppa. Thanks! LOL
ReplyDeleteNow you've done it. I haven't had my blissful cup yet, so I'll have to quit AtoZing and make myself one.
ReplyDeleteHmm, that reminds me, I haven't had my coffee today...
ReplyDeleteLovely experience. Thanks for taking me along.
ReplyDeleteI think that's my experience of my first cup of coffee every day….
ReplyDeleteThat has to be coffee you're describing :) I'm a tea drinker and there isn't the froth, or the aroma, but I have been known to sigh after the first sip (i am just so English ;P).
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Is that what it's like to be a coffee addict? I tell you, I was "this" close to trying to become one this morning. Went to bed at 3:30 AM, editing to hit a hard deadline. Maybe I need an IV of the stuff.
ReplyDeleteAny chance you can do this one again - only with a glass of Napa Valley Cabernet.
ReplyDeleteStay thirsty, my friend :)
I like Mark's idea -- do it again with a glass of wine. I enjoyed your piece of flash fiction. I don't drink coffee so I don't know that feeling. Great post.
ReplyDeleteThat's how I feel about my coffee every morning!
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