Promptly Poetry Challenge (2024-2025)

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Drinking Bitter Tea On A Fall Morning In Medford Oregon


On a Monday morning
On a delightful fall day
In Medford, Oregon.

The sky is clear
No fires nearby.

I started my day
Drinking coffee.

Writing in my journal
Working on a chapter
In my latest book.

While watching the news
Feeling the blues
Turning it off.

And drinking another cup
Of hot snarling black coffee
Before shifting to bitter tea
For the rest of the day.


Use the following words in your poem:
Monday, fall, tea, book



Poem should be inspired by the prompt/image in some way
A minimum of 12 lines, no maximum
There are no form requirements
Your submission must be newly written for this week's prompt