I’ve been using the same coffee mug for almost 20 years, a deep navy blue cup with a drawing of the Milky Way galaxy on one side and a descriptive paragraph of the galaxy on the other. I acquired it at the National Air & Space Museum and for the first years of its existence it tasted nothing but hot chocolate. Eventually I took up coffee and the mug has since tasted thousands of cups, as well as the occasional hot chocolate again.
Yesterday, I dropped the mug and it broke into many pieces.
And so, I offer this haiku:
Star-painted vessel
Yesterday, I dropped the mug and it broke into many pieces.
And so, I offer this haiku:
Star-painted vessel
Container of liquid joy
Shattered like my heart
Farewell, old friend. You will always be the one mug of my life.
Shattered like my heart
Farewell, old friend. You will always be the one mug of my life.
1 comment:
When we were kids, we had Santa mugs. Lots of people did/do. A mug in the shape of Santa's head. At some point in high school, my mom dropped mine. I was devastated. She got me a replacement, but it wasn't the same. I know your pain.
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