IN MY COFFEE-!
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The bug in my coffee was dead,
You smushed him, the waiter said…
My coffee cold–
Was the bug old–
It fills me with terrible dread!
–Jonathan Caswell
IN MY COFFEE!
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WHAT’S FOR DINNER AT THE DESK?
WHAT’S FOR DINNER AT THE DESK?
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“Yankee Chop Suey”–no pepper or onion–
Is on the menu tonight…
Combined with some older meat sauce
It tastes all right!
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Drinking cold coffee-pot’s nearly emptied–
To stiffen an upper lip…
More advantageous than wolfing down toffee
With each character-building sip!
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For dessert, some day-old yogurt,
Sealed but slightly warm…
If it were open then I’d face danger
But now it shouldn’t harm.
–Jonathan Caswell
**Yankee Chop Suey is macaroni in a tomato-based meat sauce, often made with green pepper and onions. I’ve seen it served in the Northeastern U.S..
SUPPER AT THE GUARD SHACK
SUPPER AT THE GUARD SHACK
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Friday supper at the guard shack,
We’ll start with a “TURKEY BITES” snack…
Only two had mold–
Barely two weeks old,–
It’s too late to throw them back!
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Main course is from CHEF BOY-AR-DEE,
Spaghetti and Meatballs for me…
Protect the white shirt
Or tomato sauce “blurt”
Will ruin it needlessly.
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Cold coffee is almost gone,
It’s a hike to put fresh on…
Can fill up on water,
That’s what I “oughter”
It’ll make the supper more healthy!
–Jonathan Caswell
TEA–NOT COFFEE!
TEA–NOT COFFEE!
I am the Cold Coffee King,
The finest in self-hydrating…
When 3rd shift has tea
There’s none left for me,
It’s a walk to the nearest clean spring!*
–Jonathan Caswell
* clean spring…there are filtered water dispensers nearby, down the hallway in both directions a piece.
FINE EATS
FINE EATS
The microwave is heating up
My last meal of the day…
Leftover chili and a grilled cheese sandwich
Made at home, by the way.
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Both had been in the refrigerator
And so were properly “aged…”
Sour-dough rye on the side
And cold coffee are the rage ( ! )
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It’s not great verse but it will do,
Nutritious at the very least…
So excuse me a moment while I dig in
To a Security Guard’s fine feast.
–Jonathan Caswell
“MORMON WINE”
“MORMON WINE”
(With no disrespect intended toward that religion!)
Drank cold coffee up as I “oughter”
So filled the pot with cool water…
Much safer for me
Going caffeine-free,
In bed after work I will totter.
–Jonathan Caswell
2ND SHIFT SING-SONG
2ND SHIFT SING-SONG
(To: “ANIMAL CRACKERS IN MY SOUP”)
“Stella D’Oro” sesame sticks
Give my wife and I tasty kicks,
Bread sticks taste like sesame
Are the best ’cause they are free!
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Going to have to fill my cup
With cold coffee and drink it up,
Water dispensers all around
To rinse out those coffee grounds.
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Taking a long time til it’s eight
When they must sign out to leave the gate,
Slow enough so I can find
Interesting things from the daily grind!
–Jonathan Caswell
CCTV AND COLD COFFEE
CCTV AND COLD COFFEE
Watching them walk down the hall,
Observing every footfall…
When she walks by
He lets out a sigh
With a moment’s look of enthrall.
–Jonathan Caswell
A SUPPER SILLY
A SUPPER SILLY
Cold coffee and fruit
Is all I have to eat…
Didn’t have convenient bread,
Even less, any meat.
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I’d like to order out
But I cannot spend a lot…
I remember stuff I could have brought
But this is all I’ve got.
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Don’t need to pull out money,
I’m near an ATM…
Perhaps I’ll muddle through somehow
And eat at home, shift’s end!
–Jonathan Caswell
POT OF COFFEE—MORE!
POT OF COFFEE—MORE!
He drinks nearly a full pot,
Often drinks it cold…
Then can’t get to sleep and must keep
Watch til the night is old.
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You’d think that he’d have learned
To vary his fluid intake….
Imbibing such as would not cause
His being so long awake?
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Habits, alas, are often
The hardest things altered…
When tied to a desk there is some risk
In getting what would be preferred.
–Jonathan Caswell
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