Coffee Shop Sessions

Tag: poetry

  • Haiku

    A haiku for children leaving the nest – as my eldest is about to start college. HaikuMama bird, don’t cry.She will spread her wings and soar,just like you taught her.When the storm clouds come,she will know the winds to face—trust in your teaching.And when she doesn’t,you will be there, guiding her,hand in hand, always.

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  • What the Tide Left Behind

    I spotted you amongst the crowd so wide,with only a fleeting glance to spare—I feared this spark would not abide. A single brow I chose to flare,slipped a napkin, number scrawled,hoping you’d meet me somewhere. A love so bold, I was enthralled—our summer days felt like dragonfly dreams,in golden heat we laughed and sprawled. But…

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  • Gravity Between Us

    I’m in loveI’m aliveI feel connected to the stars in the skyDeep in my soul, heart poundingWeak in the kneesEvery time you kiss meLips gravitating towards each other’sLingering and breathing inEvery touch to the skinMelting, stimulatingA high that peaks over and over again

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  • Maybe Someone Else

    Maybe someone else was supposed to be hereMaybe someone elsemakes you breakfast in bedMaybe someone elsewill give you what you needMaybe someone elsewill make you happyMaybe someone else…Maybe someone else…Maybe someone else…Maybe it’s someone else…Or maybe it’s me…Or maybe it’s me.

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  • I Loved You Quietly

    Like a soft breeze,barely there but seenin the tender dance of tall trees,swaying gently.We never got caught upin the terribly fierce winds—preoccupied with the factthat my body was soaking wetfrom the previous storm.We were sitting, waitingfor the wave of rain to pass.And I was still standing.We were both standing,watching the sway of the trees.

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  • An Ode to Lost Possibilities

    Never will it be us on a distant island,sprawled out across the white sands,thirsty for the hand’s eager reach,while waves crash against the salty beach.Never will it be us sipping drinks in a dive bar,stealing glances, linked arm in arm,swapping kisses in the soft moonlight,staying up all hours of the night.Never will we be lovers…

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  • Remember When

    I want to remember you like this.I want to remember us like this.In the years ahead, when you’ll be across the roomand I’ll barely rise from the bed,I want to remember what it felt likewhen we were giddy in love.I want to remember the feeling of our hearts—with every chance we’d get—to smile and get…

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  • Bits and Pieces

    When I read your words,When I hear your voice,When your emotions run across the pageYour soul exposes itselfBut in factI know only pieces, Small portraits in time,And I want to know more. Details won’t changeThe impact you’ve had on meBut they’d refine the picture,The person I’ve come to know. Call me crazy but when we…

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  • In need of a mind eraser

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  • nous avons tout le temps

    This poem has been revisited often in the past few months. The original poem can be found here: Nous Avons Tout Le Temps Pour Nous. This final version below can also be found in Coffee Shop Sessions III: In the Arms of Love.

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