Java (Epulaeryu)

by Larry Chamberlin   Jan 17, 2012


Finca Magdalena grown
beans roasted fresh pick'd
caramel nutty delight
fierce hot water brewed
fragrance tingles your nose
the aroma
Wakes!

The Epulaeryu poem is an epicurean ode with optional rhyming. Structure: seven lines, with syllable counts of 7, 5, 7, 5, 5, 3, and 1, ending in an exclamation point, totaling 33 syllables. Each line develops a thought about the subject food with the final word-line summarizing the writer's feelings about the food.
It was developed by Joseph Spence, Sr. who selected the name of the poetic form to celebrate his exploration and enjoyment of Mediterranean and Far East dishes.

Finca Magdalena is a coffee plantation on the slopes of Volcan Maderas on Isla Ometepe on Lake Nicaragua. The coffee is made from beans picked and roasted the day before.

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  • 14 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    On reading the title I thought the poem is about Java programming language :P but then Epulaeryu is about food so was wondering what it is about.
    The description looks delighful even though I am not a fan of coffee beans.
    wonderfully penned.

  • 14 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    I love coffee.... I adore this form... the two put together is very nice~

    Larry-
    This really is a unique poem... and you have done this form justice...

  • 14 years ago

    by Meme

    Wow !! Sounds amazing :)

  • 14 years ago

    by Larry Chamberlin

    On the morning after I had that cup Rosaura & I trekked up to the top of the volcano, past petroglyphs, through the coffee & cocoa plantations, rain forest and cloud forest.

    Glorious!

    Took us all day and on the return the coffee was even more pleasurable.

  • 14 years ago

    by Meme

    Larrrrrrryyyyy I want a cup of that coffee !!
    Lets go have it, my treat :)

    A new style to me, I really enjoyed reading it.

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