ODE TO MY COFFEE CUP
In half-light, readied, steaming, pink perfect cup,
I held you, warming my palms, a balm.
Relaxed morning breath brought your waking scent;
then first soft sip, familiar to my ears—
our ritual ending in my bittersweet waking.
Why now, Coffee Cup, are you empty? Coffee Cup,
It’s because I am greedy and day is dawned;
it’s time to get up.
© 2017 Rebekah Hoeft. All rights reserved.
Helen Frost has challenged us to write an ode poem this month, following these instructions:
Choose an object (a seashell, a hairbrush, a bird nest, a rolling pin). It should not be anything symbolic (such as a doll, a wedding ring, or a flag). Write five lines about the object, using a different sense in each line (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell). Then ask the object a question, listen for its answer, and write the question, the answer, or both.Click HERE to read her sample poem, "Ode to a River."
Post your poem on our March 2017 padlet. All contributions will be included in a wrap-up celebration on Friday, March 31st, and one lucky participant will win a personalized copy of her latest novel-in-poems from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux/Macmillan:
How lovely to wake up to this ode poem, Rebekah! I'm going to savor its aroma throughout the day.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Michelle! I appreciate you sharing my coffee love/addiction!
DeleteOh, my goodness.....I can't believe there is only one comment to this great ode! I love how this can be read kinda cheeky.....but oh, so true. It would be fun to hear the author read this one. Yes, my coffee cup and our relationship is monogamous and sacred. GREAT item to salute in an ode.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Maybe people are off drinking coffee somewhere, the lucky ducks?! :)
DeleteMy coffee cup lips are smiling with this.
ReplyDeleteAnd hey, she had me at that internal line rhyme.
LOVE.
Thanks, Jan! I'm wishing I had coffee cup lips right now to smile back at you with! :)
DeleteI wondered about writing about coffee, and now you've done it perfectly. I love the line "then first soft sip, familiar to my ears—" I can hear it now!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! I think you should still write it--coffee is an important subject that requires many odes so that all of its finer points can be uncovered. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect question for the coffee cup!
ReplyDeleteIt's what I think every.single.day. when I find it empty.
DeleteThanks for reading!