Geoffrey Waits 2024.

Geoffrey waits in the queue

of the coffee shop.

In front of him a young man

with his partner beside him

a young woman

who speaks to him

in soft tones.

The barista serves them

and smiles at Geoffrey.

His turn to order

which he does.

He pays and the barista says

she'll bring his order to him.

He sits in his favourite place

by the window and gazes out

his walking frame to the side

out of the way.

Philip Glass piano music

plays on the radio.

He smiles. A moment

of the day.

People pass by the window

unaware he sits and stares

thinking of his now,

the sense of being,

sounds and seeing.

Reviews

[Neha agrawal]

This is the kind of poem that breathes. So still, yet full of life. I could hear the Philip Glass, see the window, feel that soft awareness in Geoffrey’s smile. Thank you for this quiet moment of being.

[Terry Collett]

Thank you, Neha