Gold Stamp Tableau Six Extra Stanzas

     Sultry red,
   yellow pillow sky,
  teased tandem,
   with citric, 
?shades afloat oe’r waking town,
  mirror bubbly folk in lane     

       jubilant, 
   trademark burrs catching,
     glad echoes,
    urge urban,
  tableau of chalkmarked gold stamp,
where sheer pluck triumphs 

   buses swerve,
    rapid rail steel track,
     squeaky noise,
    hoot … toot…. cabs,
   en route symbol’s “jaunty” march,
co migrant orbit  

coffee wafts
oh it taunts the nose,
  hazelnut,
   caramel,
 mocha caressing the tongue,
pumpkin spice, mouth swirl

 java pod,
   a candied bake match,
    divers brews,
     sumptuous,
lemon slice, muffin, and sponge,
  counters dangle taste. 

   office clique,
     skim walnut tables, 
  “spill the beans,”
     shrill guffaws,
 azure vault praise from clients,
engulf coffee dock

     Loiter oe’r,
       toothsome three course lunch,
          droll banter, 
          textured whim,
  midday schedules reshuffled, 
  post noon hectic dash

     T-junctions,
  coax urban ants verve,
       honey pot,
      honey bee,
magnetic lure to swarm teams,
 gumption on recharge   
 
       afternoon, 
     ablaze on flagstones,
    vendors hawk,
       stalls ignite,                          ,
 markets swamped by eager droves,
eventide, homebound
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