POWERFUL SILENT SPEECH
...Where is humanity?
as Congolese players,
stuffs and fanatics
were about to sing
their national anthem
at Afcon tournament,
they put their right hands
on their mouths
to express the silenc...
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Categories:
caf, africa, conflict, emotions, violence,
Form: Free verse
SIPPING COFFEE a broken monoku
...To de caf or not -
that is the acid question...
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Categories:
caf, drink,
Form: Monoku
It's All Dirt To Me
...It seems to me there are two types of people in the world…at least as far as I can see…there are those people who drink coffee…then there’s people who don’t…like Deborah and me.
When we mention to...
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Categories:
caf, humor,
Form: Rhyme
In Sandy On a Sundy
...In Sandy on a Sund’y
Can’t even buy a pie
The High Street is a ghost town
From some Kafkaesque sci-fi.
Not a single caf is open
No point in asking ‘Why?’
So I’ll just go down
To the Rose and C...
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Categories:
caf, humor,
Form: Rhyme
A Shaggy Tale
...A Shaggy Tale
By Jan Beaumont ©
My hairdresser - like me -
is still on lockdown
My image in the mirror's
made it crack
I'm thinking I should go
into the bedroom
Turn the lock and stay ther...
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Categories:
caf, fun, funny, giggle, hair,
Form: Light Verse
The Revolver
...With a desk, a cluttered room
Through cracks in shutters I catch the moon
Whirl my tangible face once around the threshold
(Maybe my focus can be found).
What is this I grapple with?
Desire? Or hope?...
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Categories:
caf, age, courage, desire, fear,
Form: Blank verse
One Day In a Cafe
...I enter the caf é
Hoping to get some writing done, which seems like a cliché
And as I wait for my beverage
I didn't notice that someone had taken a seat near me
When I acknowledged his presence
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Categories:
caf, history, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Sixteen
...Sixteen - A time where innocence shouldn't exist
Parties, dancing, drinks and drama
Devil horns and feathered wings
Sleepless nights, Lazy afternoons
School activities
Greasy caf lunches
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Categories:
caf, family, friendship, girlfriend-boyfriend, happiness,
Form: I do not know?
Cup of Joe
...- First Cup
Brew, Plunge, Percolate,
Morning ritual observed...
Elixir of life.
- Single-Shot
Caf, Half-Caf, De-Caf,
Espresso, mocha, latte...
Steamed milk, not too hot.
- Americano
Tall...
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Categories:
caf, food
Form: Haiku
Haricot From Baton Rouge
...(Aieee! We Gon’ Pass A Good Time Yeah Cher …Enjoy et Laisez les bons temps rouler)
Haricot was tall and quite lean
In English they would call him String Bean
Haricot would often travel down th...
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Categories:
caf, family, food, friendship, happiness,
Form: Free verse