Ode to a Coffee Urn

[Occhidiangela]

As an overcaffeinated sort, I offer you a poem called

Navy Coffee

For Greeks, ambrosia was OK,
But used up all a sailor's pay.
Tars worked for grog instead of wage
But as for me I love to hug
A good old Navy coffee mug.
Its fragrance cuts the salty air
and Wafts me far away from there
It's best when made so it can stand
Without the mug, just in your hand,
And crusted mugs from watches back
Are germ free if your coffee's black.
Beware the canned milk on the Bridge,
It's likely never seen a fridge,
And if it fails to pour or run
I't left from World War Two (OR ONE!).
But don't spill coffee on your boots
Your socks will soon start growing roots,
And if it penetrates the deck,
The panicked crew could cause a wreck.
Way down below, the engine crew
Prefers an evern stronger brew,
And sometimes as they ply their craft
They use the stuff to grease the shaft.
When Navy coffee's thick and black
It guards against a heart attack,
And if it's strong enough, I'm sure
It functions as a cancer cure
But best of all, it makes the days,
Pass quickly in a caffeine haze.

CDR Rod Mooney, UNS(ret)

That is more eloquent than "Wine is fine but liqour is quicker!"

What's your favorite verse for a beverage?