No Poem, Poor Coffee

The day before lacked new verse,
for this deficit I’m regretful
of course,
and what is worse,
this morning’s coffee fell short
on a core component,
half-and-half.

Sure, I’ll substitute the powdered stuff,
but the brew’s full flavor
is absent thus, and to some degree
(you ask why this fuss?),
morning is difficult to savor.