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Poetry Special: Danielle Martin

In fashion nothing completely goes out of style. Major trends often see great comebacks after generations of being shunned, resurfacing with a bang!  So, yes, poetry is very much back in fashion, especially amongst the young, which is a delight to see. It never really left to be honest, I think it underwent and is […]

Poetry Special: Danielle Martin
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Quirky Prompt 20: Conversation With a Coffee Cup

In honor of April’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), and to celebrate the upcoming release of “Seesaw,” a quirky poetry collaborative book by Ken Tomaro and me, I will post a quirky prompt each day in April. Submit your best quirky response poem (no more than 26 lines) to the Seesaw contest on Prolific Pulse Press:https://forms.gle/3a3NBmohikms19yA8 […]

Quirky Prompt 20: Conversation With a Coffee Cup
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Morning Coffee – Retro April 2019

vintage moka espresso coffee pot maker
Photo by Kaboompics .com on Pexels.com

As sure as the alarm
could go off
It need not
as bones are aching
for a walk
Padding to the pot
filling the vessel
Pondering the day
pouring the water
sopping the slosh
Starting the pot
waiting and listening
What’s up with the brew
It Takes Coffee Grounds
to make coffee
If morning starts this way
it’s going to be a long day

The beginning prompt for the 2019 National Poetry Month was on Robert Lee Brewer’s blog HERE The above poem was my attempt to write to the prompt. Perhaps you would like to do the same.

For a visual prompt us the image on this poem and give it a try!