Cupping my coffee
At Costa Coffee
Watching people
Normal people
Some in deep conversation
Others sitting all alone
Some waiting patiently
Some passing the time of day
Watching life pass them by
A lady with her latte
Skimming through the dailies
A businessman delving
Deep into his attaché
A family meeting
With baby bawling
Others trawling through
Social Media
Phone in hand fixated,
Isolated in their own little world
A couple share a precious moment
Gently she strokes her coffee cup
Lovingly he stares into her eyes
Old and young are gathered today
It’s interesting to watch the world at play!
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Author:
The Retired Bloke (
Offline) - Published: November 27th, 2018 19:22
- Comment from author about the poem: This poem was written in a Costa at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. It was based on a five minute period just people watching.
- Category: Reflection
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Comments1
Yes TRB, I see those people four or five times a week as I sit in Coffee #1 with my wife and as Lawless said I write about them continually. Sometimes I write the poem in the coffee bar and give them to the person that I write about - nobody has hit me yet!
Hi just noticed this comment...you are very brave. However I was reading some of my poems in a pub a few weeks back and the girl on the next table seemed interested. To cut a long story short I ended up reading some poems to her and her boyfriend...quite strange. PS I had drunk a beer or two!
It is amazing how people react to poetry, I always seem to have positive feedback from those in the Coffe Bar. The manager refers to me now as the ‘Poet in Residence,.
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