Poetry Challenge #211-Coffee? Tea? Or...

Coffee?

Latte? Americano? Cappuccino? Cold Brew? Espresso?

Why not? After all, it is National Coffee Day (Sept 29). While we’re on the subject:

Lore has it that in the 17th century, one Baba Budan, a Sufi Saint/Monk/Tourist, made the pilgrimage from India to Mecca, and while visiting the Yemen port city of Mocha, was served a drink called “Quahwa” which wowed him. So, even though it was illegal to take green coffee seeds from Arabia, Baba Budan hid 7 green coffee seeds in his beard and smuggled them back home to Mysore. He planted them, they grew, he shared the quahwa with friends, they grew some too, thus bringing coffee to India. Put that in your coffee mill and grind it!

Or… maybe, after all that, you prefer Tea?

Darjeeling, Earl Gray, English Breakfast, chamomile, mint?

or Hot Chocolate?

Raspberry? Mexican? with whipped cream? marshmallows? Fluff?

Rumor has it Starbucks Pumpkin Spice is back! 

Poetry Challenge #211

Coffee? Tea? Or . . . What’s Your Pleasure?

Whatever you like to drink, it’s time to make up a new flavor. Write a poem about this flavor and give it a great name. Make us see it, smell it, taste it, and WANT it.

Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes

Start Writing!

Don’t Think About it, just do it!

Once you've finished your poem, treat yourself to a cup of your creation and a movie. Here’s more about Baba Budan courtesy of Akara Coffee.

Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge 1990+ days ago. Now we take turns creating prompts to share with you. Our hope is that creatives—children & adults—will use our prompts as springboards to word play time. If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.

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