Reminded not too long ago that life is transitory, I begin each day in a slow deliberate way. After padding into our galley kitchen in slippers and robe, a morning ritual begins. Paper cone unfolded, fits inside the top half of a glass carafe. Five carefully measured tablespoons of fresh ground beans are placed inside. Two and one-third cups of boiling water held aloft, I pour just enough to saturate the grounds. And then I count. One-thousand-one, one-thousand-two, one-thousand-three. Moist grounds aerate thirty seconds as I lean in to inhale. Water held aloft again, ever so slowly poured, counterclockwise. Dark liquid foams and slowly seeps into the glass carafe. Filter empties, save wet brown clinging to its sides. Paper sieve discarded, I pour steaming hot elixir into a white ceramic mug. Anticipation rising, I pad my way to the study and sit for that first sip. Eyes closed, savoring the taste and scent. And now, journal and pen in hand, I write. Thankful for this new day.
Coffee beans grown in hot sun
roasted to robust, slowly brewed,
nature’s wake-up call.
It’s Haibun Monday at dVerse! Today Toni asks us to write a Quotidian. Quotidian means daily — refers to something that happens daily or that we use daily.
lillian the home poet 
Oh I do love the detailed way you brew your coffee… I always have tea in the morning, and take my first cup of coffee a little later… but I do like to use my home-ground variety.. brewed carefully and oh that smell.
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Tis my morning aromatherapy! 🙂
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Wonderful! You and Bryan are the rulers of the coffee pot. I like this ritual very much.
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ah…how to make the mundane sound interesting to the reader — that is the trick. Will enjoy reading Bryan’s take on the cuppa Joe! 🙂
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Unfortunately he didn’t write on it! I’ve read several of his poems on coffee. I love them all.
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Excuse me while I go get a cuppa. That morning routine is such an important part of our lives, the first cup, for me, with David–then a second, with God. And the dogs! Love the detail in this.
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something like the rub is in the details….or at least the aromatherapy is in today’s prompt! 🙂
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Excellent detail of this one morning ritual. I lumped coffee in with everything else. 🙂 Between your haibun and mine I’m reminded of a t-shirt quote: “All I need is a little coffee and a whole lotta Jesus!”
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Oh Linda, smiling I am! 🙂
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I think if I lean in I could smell coffee from your words 🙂
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Smiling I am! 🙂
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Geez, Lillian –
I’m reading this when it’s well past the perfect coffee time
I’ve moved on to decaf tea and possibly hot chocolate later if I deserve a sugar-free;) treat
here I am salivating for your coffee because of these delicious words
am:)
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mmmm happy to provide a little aromatheraphy for you here 🙂 Maybe read again in the AM — and this is the glory of that glass Chemex Coffee carafe! 🙂 Imbibe — inhale —
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😉
gotta get me one of those soon!
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My wife does not care for coffee, but I do, so over the years, I’ve got out pf the habit of brewing it of a morning–but I’ll tell you what, I relish it when visiting friends who offer me a cup (though most of them like it too strong–I’m a milk & sugar kind of guy).
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Of course you’re a milk & sugar kind of guy, sweet Glenn! 🙂 Smiling I am.
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Love the details of the coffee preparation Lillian ~ I am eagerly anticipating the first sip too ~ And that’s a good wake up call to start a new day ~
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I really do relish this slow preparation and ritual each morning…….taking time to savor the aroma, the making, the tasting, and the beginning of a new day.
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This is great, Lillian…so enjoyed witnessing your morning coffee regimen. There’s just something about the aroma of fresh brewed coffee wafting through the house…it feels quite comforting doesn’t it? Our coffee making is with a French press…no paper cone needed…super low tech and simple. We grind our own beans…fresh as you can get. 🙂
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I love a french press too — but this chemex glass pot — just a simple carafe with a paper filter — no electric plug or buttons and those 30 seconds of resting are real aromatherapy! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed.
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Such an intimate glimpse of that morning cup! We call it Elixor of Life and when someone asks me how I take my coffee, I make a fist and pump a vein 🙂 We are kindred coffee lovers! Thanks for sharing.
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Coffee kin! 🙂
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I love this. What a great way to celebrate a new day! And you get a good cup of coffee to celebrate with.
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Ah yes…the slow making, the anticipation, the breathing in before that first sip. Thankful for every day.
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The morning cuppa… no better start to the day!
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Oh I so agree! 🙂
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Lovely morning routine.
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Tis a ritual and a way to apprciate the beginning of a new day 🙂
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I pour steaming hot elixir
into a white ceramic mug.
It will certainly trigger off the creative juices into high gear. Truly said Lilian!
Hank
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mmmm so glad you enjoyed! 🙂
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The scent of coffee steeps this deep in aroma and texture, Lil. Love it!
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I truly love my morning coffee making as much as the drinking! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed the scent with me 🙂
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Lillian, I coudl smell the coffee in your haibun! I’m with Bjorn on this one: I always have tea first thing in the morning, and then drink a mug of mocha a little later. However, while we were in Italy, I did drink more coffee, mainly because of the wonderful aroma!
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That aroma is enticing! And the electric pot just doesn’t waft it as well.
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Wow! I love your vivid description, Lillian. You remind me so much of a favorite professor of mine who talks about coffee with love. Great haibun!
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Glad it was a favorite professor connection — always happy when a reader can make a leap and a connection. Happy morning to you, Maria! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed this one.
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I will never drink instant again!
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Instant coffee crystals are to bake with — the only way to imbibe them 🙂
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Seriously, this was such a richly detailed, aromatic piece. Thank you for sharing.
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So glad you enjoyed! 🙂 Am sipping my second cup now.
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I debated writing about coffee. I’m glad that I didn’t, because you did such a fantastic job of it! And yes…freshly ground is the way to go!
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Nothing like aromatherapy in the early morn! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed.
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Ahhh…the perfect cup of morning coffee!
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hand brewed, slowly, inhaling and then anticipating….
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Ahhh…yes…one of my favorite things about a new day! Nice!
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Glad you enjoyed! 🙂
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Wow, that’s some strong coffee – enough to put an end to me.
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Wakes me up for sure 🙂
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Gee, I think I’ll hafta re-think my coffee-free life! Can’t miss out on something that good!
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The aroma, the process of the making, the sipping, and the imbibing! 🙂 All is good 🙂
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ah, your coffee is strong. 🙂 Your post reminded me of my morning coffee, too, and of that time long ago when there were coffee trees all around our house. My grandmother used to pick the coffee berries, hull, clean, and dry the beans under the sun. When the beans were ready, she would roast them herself then ground them up with an old fashioned mill that attached to her table.
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Oh Imelda, thank you so much for stopping by. I love reading about your grandmother and the house with your coffee trees — what a wonderful memory to share with me. Truly appreciate it. And yes, I love my coffee strong — aromatherapy as well as delicious sips. Please stop by again.
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I certainly will. 🙂
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Coffee (from real beans!) and writing – what could be better to start the day?
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I so agree!
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