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ritual of now intensified

by nentwined

Member since 2001 · Posted 8 Apr 2004 · 20 comments

I press the plunger of the press slowly, separating grounds from water, earth from mana, and the act (ritual) breathes the essence of coffee-to-be into my mind, a mystical hypodermic mainlined to my soul; memories of russet-brown nectar taste themselves into my mouth, the cup held to my face, and warmth tingles up my nose and explodes in full-fledged recollection of the joy I am about to experience; and then-- it is.

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[7] horus8 8-Apr-04/3:13 PM Reply
God, if you feel this way about coffee, you could write a fucking epic on the overlooked joys of crack cocaine
[n/a] nentwined › horus8 8-Apr-04/3:41 PM Reply
I shared this comment with all my co-workers. I think you made my day, even with the 7. :)
[7] horus8 › nentwined 8-Apr-04/3:59 PM Reply
Even if I wanted to give you a ten, which, I often do... I have a reputation to uphold. Though it's upside down and smells like a carp that's been hanging from a tree for four days, it's all I have left, that, and a box full of chocolate donuts that some time over the last three years turned powder on me.
[n/a] nentwined › horus8 8-Apr-04/4:06 PM Reply
mmm, donuts =)
[9] deleted user 8-Apr-04/3:40 PM Reply
To enjoy what you can! Love it!
[n/a] nentwined › deleted user 8-Apr-04/3:41 PM Reply
Thanks. :)
[8] zodiac 8-Apr-04/4:00 PM Reply
Welcome back! You should get a ten for just posting again, but manna has two n's and this is my third poemranker poem about coffee today.
[n/a] nentwined › zodiac 8-Apr-04/4:08 PM Reply
Hmm. On that note, maybe I really should attempt to integrate a spellcheck on the preview pane. Doh re: manna. I knew that, really. But. La. :)

third coffee poem today!? It's my first coffee in a week. :) And I think my second poem about hot liquids sold over the counter. But. Cool beans, and thanks. :)
[9] niyama 8-Apr-04/5:01 PM Reply
I really like this one. A couple of comments:

- L1 - the repetition of "press" kind of sticks for me...maybe 'sink the plunger' or some such?
- L2 & 3 are awesome together
- L4 maybe strike 'act'? I like it with just 'ritual'
- L6 'mystical hypodermic' - while I generally dislike the word 'mystical' i like it here. feels very...coffee house to me.
- L7 strike "brown"? 'Russet on its own is great
- L8 'tasting themselves' awesome!
- L9 what about 'held the cup up'...to my face feels obvious to me
- L10 'warmth tingles' what about 'warm tingles'?

All in all I love it! Don't mind the comments above, don't think you need to worry about the opinion of cricket girl...*bleh*! =o)

[n/a] nentwined › niyama 8-Apr-04/5:14 PM Reply
I like several of your suggestions.

L1-this is hard. I'll have to think about it. the repetition is kind of off, but I think the first word feels like 'press' more than anything else I can think of, and I'm worried with the second that someone won't get what a french press is.

L4-yeah, I agonized over that too. definitely not just 'act', but I have a weakness for parentheticals. That's probably something to not be encouraged. :)

L7-and another point of contention. brown is entirely redundant, but the flow feels good to me. so I'll think about it.

L9-held the cup up doesn't fit grammatically, but I "might could" do something with that, still. That line was actually an inserted after-thought in the first draft.

L10-_definitely_ has to be 'warmth tingles', for me.

er.

so, well, I like the ones I'm going to have to think on, and I appreciate all of them. :) Thank you. :)
[n/a] nentwined › niyama 8-Apr-04/11:19 PM Reply
you are right. I need to drop 'act'. we shall see where else you are right. more thought required. :)
[n/a] nentwined › niyama 8-Apr-04/11:20 PM Reply
aha! and _push_ the plunger. =) !?
[n/a] nentwined › niyama 8-Apr-04/11:21 PM Reply
I need cup to my face. striking brown is good. and still the warmth tingles. :)

thank you!
[9] Shuushin 8-Apr-04/5:21 PM Reply
nice to see you.

linebreak after "slowly," right?

This would be awesome read outloud.
[n/a] nentwined › Shuushin 8-Apr-04/5:26 PM Reply
the first line long is the long and slow press of the plunger.

hello :)

the first line seems cliche out loud. but perhaps not--it requires the right intonation. Perhaps I have it, now.

I do not like slams.

But perhaps a 'reading'. Do non-slam readings happen in places, in a periodic fashion? I do like reading my poems.

Perhaps I should record them--I did that a long time ago.

Oh yes, I hate my voice.

Right. :)
[9] Shuushin › nentwined 8-Apr-04/6:01 PM Reply
I imagined like a standard open mike type situation - in this neck of the woods there is at least one every week (did a good one last night - the NH Poet Laureate was there).

Waaaaaay on the other side of the country though. There must be some around there - you're in a hub of civilization fer cryin out loud.
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 9-Apr-04/5:43 AM Reply
Could you tell me who is responsible for the following: "We want art for art's sake that will reflect the magazine's edgy, exciting attitude."
[9] Shuushin › -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 9-Apr-04/6:04 AM Reply
No FuckinGidea - this, by the way, is nearly the definition of Modernism.
[n/a] nentwined › -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 9-Apr-04/9:25 AM Reply
Not really, though I'm trying to get rid of it as we speak.
[10] Jill Stockinger 15-Jan-07/7:04 PM Reply
Ahh! Cof-fee!