Who doesn’t love a good haiku? Don’t know what that is…well it’s a Japanese poem that consists of 5 syllables, followed by a line of 7 syllables, followed by another 5. Here’s one that I wrote during a recent visit to my favorite place to write…Boston Stoker, in Dayton, Ohio….Ciao!
Little brown fingers
Plucking the beans at dawn
Cappuccino stones
Beans dry in the sun
Caribbean java seeds
Roasted perfectly
Burlap bags stacked high
Seams frayed and edges torn out
Several beans scatter
Delivery here
Coffee beans have arrived at last
Machine grinds fine or coarse
Beatnik music plays
He asks, “What can I get you?”
Macchiato, please.
Brewing and steaming
With small foam of cream on top
Small spoon and sugar
I sit and breathe deep
Caffeine makes my spirit soar
Bliss in a red cup
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