I like haiku.
I am not a big fan of reading poetry, in general…but I do like haiku. Perhaps there is something about the efficiency of a haiku that appeals to me.
5-7-5
Easy. Succinct. Predictable.
Here’s one I wrote back in 1997 while sitting in my cubicle at Rockwell Collins shortly after filling my coffee cup:
Ode to Joe
O rich dark liquid
Nectar from the roasted bean
Pleasure in a mug
So, I toast you with my tiny espresso cup this afternoon as I give thanks for all things in the coffee family.