Ekphrastic Literary Contest 2024 WINNER

1st Place – Adult Poetry

Morning Coffee by Wojciech Gurak

Morning Coffee by Sybille Von Reoder

I see you from behind as I’m coming quickly to join you
I know you have your mug with black coffee in your hand, too
You have your favourite hat on your head and it’s delightful
You have your lustrous hair in a long braid. You’re beautiful.

Our dog is beside you, sitting on the ground, very happy
We’ve had him since he was a tiny black and white puppy
You named him Oreo and the name is sweet and insightful
Though we love him so much, he loves us more. He’s beautiful.

We worked so hard for years in an ugly corporate office
So that we could own this land and say goodbye to the bosses
Now we see a myriad of greens, reds and blues, so colourful
The fields, the streams, the flowers, the sunrises. It’s beautiful.

Yet, you, Oreo and I have a very different task now
It’s to spoil our grandkids, and we have the know-how
With the food, the gifts, the house and the views from above
It’s all for the family: our time and our love.

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