My Friday Spot

My Friday caffeine fix!

A familiar place, a friendly face,

my get away place to go,

that growing aroma my saving grace

  to ease my mind, to slow.

Every Friday about eleven o’clock

  with caffeine levels dropping,

there’s always time for my Friday spot

  no matter what I’m doing. 

People in rush they come and go,

the constant din of voices,

talking, always laughing and

  debating menu choices.

There I sit my current read

  to put the world away,

senses consumed by coffee steam,

in its serenity to stay! 

In cafe front a busy street,

I watch the passing crowd,

different lives different chords,

music in background. 

A place of relax, a place of ease,

behind the counter a warming smile,

no need for time no need for speed,

coffee’s calling to stop awhile!  

Cocoa melts like disappearing dreams, 

drifting, floating, the everyday, and 

  are carried off by rising steam,

annoying things that get in the way;

they’re all as nothing as I take that sip,

a calmness washes over me and

  lost in my caffeine hit,

the world away, just let me be!

It’s the place that much needed stop,

in life it’s one sure thing,

seeking solace in coffee pot,

way better than instant tin.

Meet  some friends for that coffee fix,

in catching up we laugh a lot,

amazing how quickly that clock ticks, but

  another week till that Friday spot.

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Hi Richard
I can relate
I don’t go with friends
Most of my friends online
I lost my two closest non online mates …one to suicide four years ago and one last jan cancer
It’s ok I like to sit alone
I’m never alone I feel blessed to have online mates online
Loved your poem

[Einstein Noodle]

mmmmmm coffee lover everywhere will hear your voice in this sir ... caught you review on a friends page and am stopping to say hi ... i like the title "My Friday Spot" ... it's the spot that we seek after all isn't it? .. your poem puts me in places like San Francisco, or Boston, or New Orleans ... early mornings .. too early for a restaurant .. i kind of lost the rhythm in your closing verses .. not sure why .. totally relate to people watching .. the peaceful places we can sit without notice ourselves ... nice scene setting .. very relatable ... can smell aromas of me own imaginations ;)
E.

[Richard M]

Thank you for reviewing 'My Friday Spot.' Hi E, I'm Richard in Australia. I absolutely love my coffee ☕ time with friends weekly and I love watching the street life 😀 Unfortunately, '2 Sugars' where this was written has closed, but I have a new coffee place, new mates, a different day. Maybe another poem?! ☕ 😀
Take care my friend
Richard

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'My Friday spot'
Richard M.
Isn't it nice to know something good is coming along every Friday? Steam melting away worries as relaxation is sought and friends met.
'Meet some friends for that coffee fix,
in catching up we laugh a lot,
amazing how quickly that clock ticks, but
another week till that Friday spot.'
Thank you for inviting we readers along for your special time of the week.
Blessings,
Kathy

[Richard M]

Thank you Kathy :) Always welcome!

[Kathy Van Kurin]

You are welcome Richard M.

[LKBillips]

Love, love, love this! I am so jealous of your Friday spot! Thanks for taking me there in your descriptive and well written poem. Mmmmm I could go for a scone and a steaming cup right now. People gazing and no place to be. That sounds truly delightful! Nice job!

[Richard M]

Thank you so much for your reviewing and comments. So thrilled you like it! :)