Short Coffee Shop Poems

Today I went out
The instant I first saw him
So caffeinated.....

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Solo shoppimg spree,
Coffee shop stop,halfway  house,
Pot of tea for one....

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coffee shop seating 
views of traffic and bare trees 
gutters collect leaves...

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Entertainment by people who make an audience laugh -i enjoy meeting new comedians at our local coffee shop...

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The play was a dismal flop
She went to a coffee shop
She saw the villain
In act of killin'
Scrumming in the room nonstop...

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now,
(my) collection of poems
library
on the bookshelf
coming out
in backpack bag
at the coffee shop
into back trouser pocket,
I'm going to meet you....

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men used facilities at Starbucks 
but staff took an offence at their looks
policemen were called out
arrested without doubt 
now staff being referred to guide book....

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Amber eyes bewitched 
Young gentleman in the street
Deciding to ask
The lady if she accepts 
To speak in the coffee shop











Example for Cynosure Poetry Contest
6-20-2016...

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If I were an English mum
I'd roll my baby in the pram
To the Costa Coffee Shop
Even in the rain

If I were an English dad
I'd wave them off with glee
Hop into my sports car
And date my secretary!...

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The plumbing is leaking, all hell's breaking loose
Hell, no morning coffee, think I'll vamoose
Head for the coffee shop
Where the coppers hang out
Order a barrel of that delicious morning juice...

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The plumbing is leaking, all hell's breaking loose
Hell, no morning coffee, think I'll vamoose
Head for the coffee shop
Where the coppers hang out
Order a barrel of that delicious morning juice...

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Booked well in advance, for a trip to visit with family
Due to inclement weather, waiting to board flight, twice delayed 
Pass lost –weather improves-Pass found by Gate staff at coffee shop 

~*~...

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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  Priceless


                  Coffee shop poet
                  pick a table and your words
                  the menu has changed


       GINSU - KNIFE     EASTPORT , MAINE    USA...

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Frothy coffee looks so good,
While flat coffee looks so bare,
I love my cappuccino,
Two sugars stirred with care.

I have a special seat
In my local Coffee Shop,
It makes me feel so relaxed
When I hear those two cubes drop....

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Went to my favorite coffee shop, ordered a capaburro
Told me they don't serve donkeys to over-aged burritos
Did I mean a cappuccino?
Hey you need your ears clean-ooed
Next visit, wanna be served by a different comanchero...

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Went to my favorite coffee shop, ordered a capaburro
Told me they don't serve donkeys to over-aged burritos
Did I mean a cappuccino
Hey you need your ears clean-oed
Next time I visit, I'll insist on a different comanchero...

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Went to my favourite coffee shop, ordered a capaburro
Told me they don't serve donkeys to over-aged burritos
Did I mean a cappuccino?
Hey you need your ears clean-ooed
Next time I visit, I'll insist on a different comanchero...

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The poet is in the coffee shop,
jotting down words,
The words of the poet,
so surreal, so honest,
Words of the poet,
are read by many,
standing up on a stage,
speaking words into the microphone,
drawing the audience in,
the words of the poet......

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Methinks my writings are now all for naught
In an unending spiral, I've suddenly been caught
Is it my armpit odor
Or just getting older
Must keep up with the latest gossip in the coffee shops




















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Right out side the coffee shop,
   Below St. Peter's hands
      The purveyors of indulgences
   Have set up little stands

And should some half-waked baker
   Come and stir about the pot
       The double-arched McDiocese
   Would (likely) thank me not....

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As the sun breaks upon the horizon 
they open the doors
and soon it starts to fill.
Farmers, hunters, and every day people 
fill the seats as the waitress pours. 
Some share their stories
others tell rumors .
All here for a cup of coffee 
and a hot breakfast....

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Sitting in the coffee shop
I am drawn by your beauty
Inspired
Touched
I sit and stare
Get lost in the glare
I lose myself
I take it all in
Losing myself to a dark sin
Mystical and dreaming
Dark and steaming
A man I could sink into 
A good book 
Yeah thats what I was thinking....

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In the coffee shop
A mistimed twist
By the barista
Caused a hissing
Coffee jet to
Ballista towards
My sister and I
Worried it would
Hit her wrist and
Give her a blister,
But fortunately
It missed her.

The manager scolded
The ham-fisted barista,
But since no-one was scalded,
He didn’t dismiss her....

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I am slowly finding recovery is a penrose staircase
I climb, I step, and I see you on my walk to the coffee shop
you wore jeans and a black T-shirt you looked at me like your 
very existence should be an apology and suddenly
I am at the bottom of the staircase 
Climbing, stepping, climbing, stepping…...

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Writing Poetry In A Coffee Shop

      In the corner of a coffee shop I know,
      The sharp aroma of coffee fills the air.
      Among lowered voices subtle rhythms flow,
      Poetry in the cadence of voices there,
      Finding rhymes from vibrations in the air.

      Barry Stebbings
      07/29/17...

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