Outside Nikolai’s Café Bar and Restaurant

Neville

Outside Nikolai’s Café Bar and Restaurant

 

I found her, or rather

she found me

outside Nikolais café

   bar and restaurant ..

It was, whatever it was,

depending on

the time of day or year

   and what they had in ..

I was drinking

sun warmed beer,

she was sipping a long

   ice cold green tea ..

It was near forty degrees

in the shade,

   but there was no shade ..

She came over

   and asked for a cigarette ..

I said I don’t,

but thanks so very much

   for asking ..

I’m not sure I know you

from Adam

   though do I ma’am ..

She just smiled back at me

and so I gave her

   what was left in the packet ..

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 10th, 2023 01:59
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • User favorite of this poem: MendedFences27.
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Comments7

  • Goldfinch60

    Intriguing words Neville, I wonder what was in that packet?

    Andy

    • Neville



      They can be anything you want Andy .. Cheers .. Neville

    • orchidee

      Good write N.
      KP came over, so I gave her some Earl Grey tea - bleurghhhh! Like drinking perfume - not that I ever have drunk perfume, you understand....

      • Neville



        perhaps you should .. lots of it

        • orchidee

          She'll drive me to doing it!

        • Teddy.15

          Wonderful imagery but I suspect that the sun warmed beer was served ice cold before the sun got to it. Wonderful imagery and taste in this very clever, maybe someone you knew in another life, sharing or giving your last of anything is a gesture of kindness. 🩷

          • Neville



            Tank you Teddy, I was hoping you might see it my way .. ❤️

          • LIZ

            Fun memory!!! Just the smile alone 😉💜💜💜💜💜

            • Neville


              Every word is true .. she was the wife of a high ranking Russian diplomat who had her consigned to a Bulgarian psych hospital near Veliko Turnova when he found himself a younger mistress .. or at least that's what she told me .. Her English was good but in all the time I knew her, she never once removed her fur coat despite the high temperature .. we became friends and as far as I know, she died of Covid and is buried in the village church grounds .. Neville

              • LIZ

                Oh my God Neville! That's sad 😔 I'm sorry. But the way you remember her....well...you know. 💜

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              • arqios

                Sun-warmed beer is always a telltale sign that life is being lived and that things are happening.

                • Neville



                  Ah' yes, I see you have been there too .. Cheers CB .. Neville

                • MendedFences27

                  A pleasant memory, of a brief encounter brought on by attraction and "a cigarette." Sometimes, "a smile" is all it takes. I really liked this one. It seemed very real to me. - Phil A.

                  • Neville


                    It is all 100% Phil and without wishing to sound like a stuck record and give my fingers blisters .. might I respectfully request that you see my response to LIZ up there .. Many thanks for your ongoing support and encouragement .. Neville

                  • Thomas W Case

                    Great use of the senses. Very well crafted.

                    • Neville



                      Many thanks Cap'n Tom .. Neville



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