First comes the walk
walks are required now
prescribed to ward off
effects of life
getting from here to there
taken for granted
vertical movement
now a task
Next was found
the Underground
home of brews
home of seats
some soft, cushy
others wooden
yet warm, inviting
Come, taste our brew
chairs, sofas
filled with chatting people
mostly women
looking into faces
illuminated screens
across coffee, latte, or tea
communicating
smiles, grimaces
What is shared
humor, news
fears, fraughts, fragments
dimensions of now, the past
people rise to
pick up special steaming
drinks fresh from
the Underground
He never orders a latte
standard drinks
brew of the day
fill his cup
someday
An inkling may stir him
to order
a white chocolate mocha
Aug 23, 2025
Aug 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM UTC
First comes the walk
walks are required now
prescribed to ward off
effects of life
getting from here to there
taken for granted
vertical movement
now a task
Next was found
the Underground
home of brews
home of seats
some soft, cushy
others wooden
yet warm, inviting
Come, taste our brew
chairs, sofas
filled with chatting people
mostly women
looking into faces
illuminated screens
across coffee, latte, or tea
communicating
smiles, grimaces
What is shared
humor, news
fears, fraughts, fragments
dimensions of now, the past
people rise to
pick up special steaming
drinks fresh from
the Underground
He never orders a latte
standard drinks
brew of the day
fill his cup
someday
An inkling may stir him
to order
a white chocolate mocha
Revision, coffee, walking, friends, strangers
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