I love being challenged to try different styles of poetry and this one was great fun. I really enjoyed reading this series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

NaPoWriMo

Prompt- challenged to write - without consulting a book I've read - a poem that recounts the plot or some portion of the plot, of a story you remember gaving liked but that you haven't read for a long time.

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

At a  underground Japanese cafe

small ritual coffee ceremony

allowing you back in time

to meet someone you knew

who's been to the cafe

time travelling

back before

coffee's 

cold

(c)  LissiesPoems 2026