The Goat

Sittin in a bar alone
I think of words I wrote.
Counting dollars on the wall
at a place they call The Goat.

The waitress took my order,
eyes shining like a star.
I ordered up some pancakes
from Christina at the bar.

Music touched my memories,
in the corner a TV.
Just outside the window
I could turn to see the sea.

Footprints in the snow outside
from lovers taking walks.
Just beyond the concrete wall
waves crashed against the rocks.

Former ways and yesterdays,
I looked in time to find.
Somewhere along the way back there
are the pieces of my mind.

And I'm sittin in a bar alone
thinkin bout the things I wrote.
Counting dollars on the wall
at a place they call The Goat.

Edwin C Hofert

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 5/16/2016 9:58:00 AM
Splendid with vivid pictures complementing a wonderful block of soul longing lines. A perfect 7 for a wonderful week.
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Date: 3/6/2016 12:21:00 PM
Very comforting and nostalgic. I wrote something similar called The Mystery Bay Store. What treasures such places are that allow us to maintain contact with simpler times and carefree past.
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Judy Konos
Date: 3/6/2016 5:04:00 PM
"A quaint little store on Mystery Bay, its cast iron stove stoked with hard woods, selling fresh oysters and catch of the day— with local ice cream and sundry baked goods" WOW I'm loving it....thanks for letting me know!
Date: 3/6/2016 7:28:00 AM
Think I know the place. Loved the 5th. Verse. Great flow. Nice write Judy!
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Judy Konos
Date: 3/6/2016 7:32:00 AM
Charlie thanks for stopping...I'm sure Edwin will show up as soon as the gets out of the Goat....lol...thanks again
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