Monday, December 31, 2018

Is Taos Burning? - poem

Lawrence Hall
mhall46184@aol.com

Is Taos Burning?

“…inspired by the pinon nut native to the Southwest.”

- label on a coffee packet

Inspired

Apparently real pinon is not to be had,
Not anymore; the coffee is lesser now
Its taste inspired by a chemistry lab
Although the packet looks the same

Inspired

Instead of coffee flavored with pinon
The bean is only – inspired – and what is that?
It pretends that a chemical is from
The mountain pines of far New Mexico

Inspired

I want to go away to old Taos today
Where they make the best coffee at Michael’s CafĂ©

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