sitting at the café

Tristan Robert Lange

an overcast sky
late winter feels like it’s spring
i’m alone again
 
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  • arqios

    I do get this! The seasons unawares, come and go and I’m quite taken by all of it, torn apart; hopeful but overly distraught 🙏🏻🕊

    • Tristan Robert Lange

      💯 Indeed. Thank you for your time and astute analysis. Indeed. That is exactly where I and this poem are. Much appreciated my friend! ❤️🙏

      • arqios

        I think it’s a triumph to be able to depict part of SAD when it’s hard to piece together one’s straying parts on a good day. Respect. 🙏🏻🕊

        • Tristan Robert Lange

          Thank you, my friend! Than you for understanding. Ironically, given my poem, it's good to not be alone! 🤣🤗❤️

          • arqios

            😊

          • sorenbarrett

            Such a senryu I always love when I read something that touches me and I can't identify why. Such is the case with this write Tristan. It reaches out of the darkness to the light and with a sense of sadness touches the ethereal.

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              I am humbled, Soren. I am glad that this came through and touched you in such a way. Thank you for your time, analysis, and feedback, my friend. ❤️🙏

            • orchidee

              Good write T.

            • Tony36

              Excellent write Tristan

            • NinjaGirl

              I love a good cozy cafe, sometimes being alone is refreshing. I like being alone but surrounded by strangers. You're alone but not alone; the beauty of the Anthropocene.

              • Tristan Robert Lange

                Yeah. Actually, that is why I go to the café. I am technically not alone at home, but very much feel as if I am. At the café, I am alone but alone around strangers who will at least smile at me as I pass by. It is what it is. Good to know I am not "alone" in this. 🤣

                • NinjaGirl

                  Yes! Cafes are the best!

                  • Tristan Robert Lange

                    For sure!

                  • Cheeky Missy

                    But those were the most inspiring images the catalogues used annually for these seasons of transition, a lonely soul in the café, looking out nowhere in particular, just searching the busy, heedless world beyond the window for that unknown something which must surely satisfy. [If only my reply were poetic I'd be good to go, haha!] Winsomely rendered in hauntingly poignant brevity with excellent imagery. Thank you for sharing.

                    • Tristan Robert Lange

                      Indeed, that is the scene! Does he/she find it? 🤷‍♂️ Thank you my friend! Your time and analysis are always much appreciated! ❤️🙏

                    • Poetic Licence

                      The sense of I should be feeling better the sun is out, but I still feel in the dark and alone, enjoyed the read

                      • Tristan Robert Lange

                        Yes. Indeed. Thank you, my friend! Glad it delivered! Much appreciated! ❤️🙏

                        • Poetic Licence

                          You are very welcome

                        • Distant View

                          A clever write! Kind of a cross between haiku and senryu, involving both nature and emotions. Nice one!

                          • Tristan Robert Lange

                            Thank you, my friend! Glad it delivered and you enjoyed! Your analysis is much appreciated! ❤️🙏

                          • Mutley Ravishes

                            This one has atmosphere. Great work, Tristan.

                          • NafisaSB

                            conveys such a poignant message, and yet a ray of hope is peeping out too

                            • Tristan Robert Lange

                              Thank you so much, Your time and feedback are much appreciated! ❤️🙏

                              • NafisaSB

                                you are always welcome
                                keep creating more such gems so I can enjoy reading them

                                • Tristan Robert Lange

                                  I will certainly do my best! 😊



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