“Coffee” captivates me, the word itself sends shots of enchantment down my spine. It’s aroma lures me into worlds of euphoria that I cannot resist! It’s richness drives the sane me insane!
Head to any coffee shop down the street and catch a glimpse of people sipping their coffees. Beautiful, old & young, splendid, smiles & tears, overwhelming, laughs & fights, marvellous, seriousness & laziness, fascinating, pens & papers, magnificent, laptops & cameras, breathtaking.. See how they embrace their cups between their bare hands unwilling to let go, despite the heat their cups emit! A glorious scene..
Friends meet for the first time and begin to unfold the mysteries of each others’ lives over a cup of coffee
Lovers, even old ones, revitalise their passion, over a cup of coffee
Businesses flourish over a cup of coffee
Families re-unite over a cup of coffee
I love everything about coffee but certainly not it’s taste! Yet, I still sip it with passion for all the hullabaloo it conducts onto me…
My reservoir of thoughts 
Nadia said,
June 18, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Oh what a glorious inspiring utterly BEAUTIFUL post! However, your last sentence shocks me! How can you not love its taste? Pray, tell me!
Shahrazad said,
June 23, 2009 at 8:48 am
thanks 🙂
I’m more into “clear” drinks than “milky” drinks; black coffee, red tea, green tea! But going to a coffee shop to order one of those does not make sense 😛 I usually order cappucino but can only drink half way through.
Soulmate said,
June 19, 2009 at 1:57 am
I never realized you didn’t like the taste! Sub7an Allah, just as I was walking to my favourite cafe today, I was thinking how much of a blessing it is living in a place full of coffee shops! I cannot begin to describe what the whole coffee-shop experience does to me.. No matter what mood I’m in, sipping away my favourite cuppa will brighten up the rest of my day.. and Shahrazad, I think the stories of our lives are carved within the walls of the many many coffee shops we’ve been to over the past years; its amazing how the joy of talking to a best friend becomes even more joyfull when its “over a cupa coffee” 😉 canni wait to be back and have one of ’em!
Shahrazad said,
June 23, 2009 at 8:50 am
Indeed. If those walls could speak, we’re in for big trouble! Our secrets are written within and beyond the walls of coffee shops 😉
Soulmate, with you, the taste of coffee does not matter. We indulge in our conversations more than the ambience or the coffee itself!
um3azzan said,
June 19, 2009 at 12:41 pm
I used to be a coffee addict, but since getting pregnant and cutting down on caffiene .. khalas I can easily live without it (though I love its smell so much). I still love going to coffee shops, and have my hot choclate there ..
Shahrazad said,
June 23, 2009 at 8:52 am
Good for you but whatever happened to your love of espresso?