Winter's Perfect Remedy – Poem by Nada Adel Sobhi

The scent of hot

Vanilla-flavoured coffee

Enters my nostrils

Fills my mind

Awakening my sleepy senses

Reminds me

Of freshly-baked cakes,

Mouth-watering delights:

Chocolate, caramel, strawberries

Yes winter is coming

And I yearn for the sweet warmth

Of my mint hot chocolate,

Caramel cappuccino

And strawberries

Dipped in chocolate sauce

I take the cup to my lips

It's warm; energising,

Smooth and kind,

A balm

To my early-stage migraine

I breathe the scent, the flavour

Over and over

It eases my throbbing brain,

Wraps me in a cocoon of warmth

And holds me tight

I gaze up at the stars

And call it a night

By: Nada Adel Sobhi

Note: This poem was writing on Friday, 27 October 2017 – a little before winter fully materialised.

One reader told me: "I've never read a more satisfying poem in my entire life!"