Coffee aficionados will tell you ~ it’s hard to find anyone cooler than a cool barista.

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Recorded Reading (0:58): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0hwt6kt1m5j82ug9c5tzq/Old-Town-Coffee-and-Chocolates.mp3?rlkey=l4o08vm96gjwybuim23c5ylou&dl=0

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Old Town Coffee and Chocolates

The elephant
Shaped cookies
On the counter
Bear on their whole grain backs
Bountiful blankets
Of large blue jimmies

I met those
I say
Into the open eyes
Over the friendly smile
Behind that counter

The open eyes
Look into my own

That friendly smile
Deepens

I was there
He says

Actually I reply
You were

While making change he continues
Still am

I know I murmur
That’s what we’re doing here now…

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