These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Evening Coffee

To drink some coffee 'fore I go,
I sip a moment's rest.
Some peacefulness to wait and know
makes this my heart to bless.

The sun is setting early now.
The coffee keeps alert
through evening work we must allow,
before we sleep assert.

The cup now emptied, things to do,
I find the time is small,
before I change, and start a new
shift, that for which I'm called.

Coffee cup, my faithful friend,
the moments, they be few,
responsibilities we tend,
before we make thee new.

by Jay O’Toole
on November 15th, 2024