On Lorimer Street

On Lorimer street any coffee shop is elegant and hip, and people are very sweet. There's no view of the Brooklyn Bridge, or buildings with a fancy facade, drink your favorite coffee and say hello to Lou. Folks converse in Italian and Russian: two notes in discord; one language sounds like poetry, the other has a soft-hard sound as the waves of the sea... two languages sharing diversity. On Lorimer Street every crowded sidewalk burns with summer's heat as the American flag flaps over cafes in old buildings; Brooklyn doesn't have the typical Manhattan beat... folks don't hurry to enjoy the lively, urban things. On Lorimer Street evenings are spent alone, or in the company of friends.