Johnny stood
at the cafe bar counter
the female barista
had taken his order
two lattes
a cappuccino
and a mocha
beside him
a short dame
spectacles
dark haired
longish
ordered her order
to another barista
Johnny watched
the baristas
signora
signorina
the female
Italian barista said
the short dame
was inattentive
o sorry
she said
I was elsewhere
Johnny smiled
taking a glimpse
of the dame
she caught his eye
and she smiled shyly
the dame fingered
her cellphone
Johnny took time
to appreciate
the female
the figure
the eyes
behind the glasses
as if for one moment
he had an art work
before him
then the barista
serving him
said the amount
he paid
and took his order
to his table behind
where others sat
taking in his mind
the art form
gone to her place
captured in his mind
the dame's neat face.
Oct 19, 2015
Oct 19, 2015 at 6:54 AM UTC
Johnny stood
at the cafe bar counter
the female barista
had taken his order
two lattes
a cappuccino
and a mocha
beside him
a short dame
spectacles
dark haired
longish
ordered her order
to another barista
Johnny watched
the baristas
signora
signorina
the female
Italian barista said
the short dame
was inattentive
o sorry
she said
I was elsewhere
Johnny smiled
taking a glimpse
of the dame
she caught his eye
and she smiled shyly
the dame fingered
her cellphone
Johnny took time
to appreciate
the female
the figure
the eyes
behind the glasses
as if for one moment
he had an art work
before him
then the barista
serving him
said the amount
he paid
and took his order
to his table behind
where others sat
taking in his mind
the art form
gone to her place
captured in his mind
the dame's neat face.
A MAN AT A COFFEE BAR AND THE SHORT DAME.
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