Category Archives: coffee and tea

NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 9

Oh Oatmeal, oh bowl of oatmeal,
you cook up while the coffee brews
two scoops of flattened grain slide in
to just one cup boiling water Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2026 Day 1

Here’s April again so here comes NaPoWriMo. Not sure if I’ll be able to stay with longer form all month but let’s start with a sonnet.The NaPoWriMo site prompts to try a Tanka but this is a stretch for me … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 2

went out in the rain • my hair already wet • my body thirsty Continue reading

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The Grinder Roosts At Last

This was yesterday’s job. My antique coffee grinder had been waiting around for me to commit and this was the only reasonable place it could go. Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 13

boil up the kettle • thinking of the endless cups • at grandma’s table Continue reading

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