The Return Of My Coffee Rooster
Poetry, Seriously Weird | Posted by Jannie on 13 March 2012 @ 12:54 PM 48 Comments
my coffee rooster flew back in through the
dog door this morning with muffins for all,
his tales from far beyond the pastried portal
leaving me, as usual, with maps in my eyes.
he’d been to sea with van gogh’s blue guitar
and georgia o’ keefe’s thanksgiving ukulele,
sailing on tall ships made from fine fiddles
and scrapbooks of far-off singing at night.
he’d yodeled in the alps with gandhi’s beagle
and gambled in paris with shakespeare’s cat.
he’d crept up einstein’s rose trellis to peek
at him and churchill sitting knitting socks.
told me his favorite part was arm-wrestling
nostradamus the october night they sat up
baking and eating starlit pies and laughing
until sunrise sang them both off to dreams
of moonkissed maidens they hope to one day
meet and marry on martha’s vineyard or mars.
Just a little poem for dVerse Poets Open Link Tuesday, which goes live weekly at 2:00 Texas Time.
from my coffee rooster and me.
xoxo
On 13 March 2012 at 1:18 pm
brian miller said,
i would def be down with a martian wedding….arm wrestling nostradamus…ha…smiles….and love leaving maps in the eyes…that is a great line…you are awesome jannie!
On 13 March 2012 at 1:28 pm
Lynn said,
A bright and sprightly poem, that is. And love the Van Goghish painting there!
xo
On 13 March 2012 at 1:31 pm
Claudia said,
you know…after reading this…i think i should send my coffee roaster on a trip…just for the stories it has to tell when coming back…loved it..
On 13 March 2012 at 1:32 pm
kelly said,
you ARE awesome. i smiled all the way through this, love your tongue-twisiting word play, and all the images this evoked!
On 13 March 2012 at 1:38 pm
poemblaze said,
I’ll have what you’re having. Fun write!
On 13 March 2012 at 1:40 pm
ayala said,
Jannie, you know you had me at Van Gogh
I love him. I got to see some gorgeous paintings of his last summer…sigh.
xoxo
On 13 March 2012 at 1:43 pm
Kellie Elmore` said,
omg first Van Gogh…(my fave) and then some brilliant alliteration and wordplay to boot! lovely!
On 13 March 2012 at 1:45 pm
Glenn Buttkus said,
Such whimsy, such joy, and love
that imagination; for the globe
knows no boundaries on the Funster
frolics, a number of great lines:’
/baking and eating starlit pies/
as /ghandi’s beagle/ gets it on
with /shakespeare’s cat/ in the
twinkling city of love; good stuff.
On 13 March 2012 at 1:53 pm
Jannie said,
Thanks, y’all. So happy to see you all out blog-hopping this afternoon, as I am blog-hopping too…
Off to wake up Rooster now…
xoxo
On 13 March 2012 at 1:55 pm
AudreyHowitt (@AudreyHowitt) said,
I loved, loved this–It felt fun and free and adventuresome and just so many great lines! Thank you!
On 13 March 2012 at 1:55 pm
Sara said,
This was a delight. I love everything about this poem, especially these lines,
“he’d yodeled in the alps with gandhi’s beagle
and gambled in paris with shakespeare’s cat.
he’d crept up einstein’s rose trellis to peek
at him and churchill sitting knitting socks.”
You are amazing at taking things like beagles and cats and mixing them with Gandhi and Shakespeare or the idea of climbing rose trellis to peek on Einstein and Churchill knitting socks…I LOVE IT.
Plus, it’s so much fun to read. You are one talented lady:~)
On 13 March 2012 at 2:12 pm
Daydreamertoo said,
I smiled at the images of: ‘Einstein’s rose trellis to peek
at him and churchill sitting knitting socks’
What a fun and clever write.
On 13 March 2012 at 3:05 pm
Pat Hatt said,
So the martians have landed you say? Watch out they like to prob and cause dismay..hahaha…such a fun adventure with references galore today at your shore.
On 13 March 2012 at 3:31 pm
Heaven said,
Very nice journey…I do like a bit of that starlit pie ~
Happy Tuesday ~
On 13 March 2012 at 3:37 pm
The Linnet said,
Wow, what a wonderful weave of words
I feel a need to do research on this lovely poem. I was caught up and carried along in wonderful jig of word movement!
On 13 March 2012 at 5:14 pm
wolfsrosebud said,
fun piece… you must have enjoyed writing it
On 13 March 2012 at 5:34 pm
Daisy said,
I want to travel with your coffee rooster! Fun poem, Jannie. Thanks for the smiles!
On 13 March 2012 at 5:46 pm
Fred said,
Jannie, very nice job here, I absolutely love the way you used the idea of possessions and objects in here, really enjoyed. Thanks
On 13 March 2012 at 6:22 pm
Fireblossom said,
Bravo! This is spifftastic. I loved every word. (and that picture, too!)
On 13 March 2012 at 6:29 pm
colleen said,
You’re on to something. Children’s books and adding unexpected objects to classic paintings.
On 13 March 2012 at 6:50 pm
Jannie said,
Ahhhhh, I loved every word of your words, you roving sweeties, you. Thanks.
And yay, Coffee Rooster’s doing the dishes now!
Hope he’ll vacuum too, while I sip my wine.
Xxoo
On 13 March 2012 at 7:30 pm
Ravenblack said,
Just fun imagining what is being told here.
Thanks for the joy your writing brings, Jannie.
On 13 March 2012 at 8:07 pm
Cindee Snider Re said,
That was AWESOME! Loved every word, line, image. So much fun! Great read via your link from dVerse tonight.
On 13 March 2012 at 8:44 pm
laurie kolp said,
You are so creative, Jannie! The first couplet drew me in… sounds like a highly educated coffee rooster. = )
On 13 March 2012 at 8:57 pm
Hannah Gosselin said,
I love how you weave together all of these brilliant bits of history, so VERY creative! Joyful and I love your blog, too, btw!
On 13 March 2012 at 9:28 pm
bkmackenzie said,
baking and eating starlit pies….with fresh coffee…I can taste it….bkm
On 14 March 2012 at 1:48 am
SnaggleTooth said,
An amazingly vivid poem! Love the Van Gogh piece n all your elements- especially the ship n climbing up Einstiens Rose trellis. Fun adventure here!
Those Coffee Roosters have all the fun. Hope he wasn’t looking for the Salt n Pepper shaker hens… They’re still here on Cape Cod-
On 14 March 2012 at 3:58 am
hannah said,
PRICELESS!
[btw: I don't want to be an Easter Bunny. What do I do?]
On 14 March 2012 at 5:38 am
Yousei Hime said,
That is quite the start to the morning. Thank heavens we don’t have a dog door or a rooster. My cat keeps trying to get in, and who knows who she’d drag in.
Thanks for the visit and read at my place.
On 14 March 2012 at 6:37 am
Joe Hesch said,
Such imaginative fun, Jannie! I’d like to sneak in through that dog door for a cup with you to hear the rooster’s tales. Or, better yet, slip the bonds of this humdrum life, grab a willing hand or two, and join rooster on his next adventures.
On 14 March 2012 at 9:38 am
Eric 'Bubba' Alder said,
A delightful mixture of mirth and cultural metaphor… it’s just so YOU, Jannie.
On 14 March 2012 at 10:36 am
Jannie said,
we do thank you for your comments.
two Hannahs, awesome! To the one Hannah… go to gravatar.com to get your photo linked to your e-mail address, so it will appear beside your comments.
I just wrote a few poems about ships, hammocks and one with a reference to Gordon Lightfoot’s Railroad Trilogy.
Going for a nap now.
xoox
On 14 March 2012 at 1:29 pm
Felt Tip Fountain Pen said,
Yes, seriously weird.
Yet, weirdly serious!
On 14 March 2012 at 2:54 pm
Davina Haisell said,
Three words: Dreamy. Clever. Melancholy. I enjoyed this prose, Jannie. And the Van Gogh artwork is right up my alley. Love it.
On 14 March 2012 at 6:00 pm
kaykuala said,
The coffee rooster returned from across borders
Bringing along tales of awe from beyond yonder
The scrapbook gave a run through of all wonders
Of the famed and famous there were from all over
Just back To make arrangements or what
For the wedded bliss at Martha’s Vineyard
Delighted Americans would lovingly have it fast
As the toss-up is the improbable faraway Mars
A note for you Ma’am, a wonderful Jannie
Who would respond with boundless energy
Of postings received from other bloggers
The orange colored ones are the treasures
Hank
P/S thanks for the wonderful limerick
On 14 March 2012 at 7:40 pm
mm said,
Love to be back in the galaxy of your imaginings, my friend (:
On 15 March 2012 at 10:00 am
Dark Angel said,
I needed a smile to start my day, and realized I hadn’t read you yet. Perfect!
On 15 March 2012 at 10:05 am
Jannie said,
You all are so cute!! Hank — it was a pretty-good limerick for you off the to pof my head, eh!?
More smiles to come next week, I hope…
xo
On 15 March 2012 at 9:03 pm
Talon said,
Those roosters are tricky creatures, aren’t they? Loved this, Jannie! xxx
On 16 March 2012 at 8:59 am
G-Man said,
You have a Coffee Rooster?
I have a Latte’ Lizard!!!
And a Mocha Mongoose.
And a Tea Tortoise.
And a………:P:P:P
On 16 March 2012 at 9:18 am
Alice Audrey said,
I feel like I just came back from a great trip. So, will you be setting a tune to this?
On 16 March 2012 at 4:00 pm
Jannie said,
Hey, Cuties!!
Kelly is letting me use the laptop for a whole hour, whooohoo. Us sharing one now.
Fun comments! Glad you enjoyed Talon. And G-Man, maybe an espresso elephant? Lame, I know — you got all the good ones
Alice Audrey, nope, had no plans for a song out of this. Yet.
me too, with money constraints these days for travel, I have to do it all in my mind.
And now… to Florida and Dr. J’s blog.
oxox
On 18 March 2012 at 9:09 am
EKSwitaj said,
I’m a bit late in commenting here, but goodness do I love this idea for a poem. Tell me: is there a tea hen out there somewhere for the coffee rooster?
On 18 March 2012 at 10:31 am
Jannie said,
Hey, EKS. beter late than never. Oh yes, tea hens and hot chocolate chickens!!
xo
On 19 March 2012 at 10:53 am
yelena said,
an absolutely delightful piece!thanks for the smile and poetic inspiration
On 19 March 2012 at 8:31 pm
Patricia of Patricias Wisdom said,
Thanks so much for the smile
On 20 March 2012 at 6:50 am
Jannie said,
ladies! We are only too happy to share.
Now… can I make my next poem as entertaining as this one? Hmmmn. I’ll see…
xoox
On 27 March 2012 at 5:31 pm
ed pilolla said,
you really ping me around the universe in this. and i love the coffee rooster best of all:) starlit pies and gambling with a certain man’s cat were close behind.