24 August 2025

By Philip Kuepper

‘Hmm?
Well, okay.
I’ll try a piece,
but a small piece.
I don’t want it sitting
waterlogged in my stomach.
If it does
I’ll never get it to move.
Coffee?
Yes. All right.
Coffee always goes well with caïque.
Not too strong, mind you.
Oh, and by the way,
is there whipped cream
to go with the caïque?’

(6 August 2025)