SAO wrote:
Maria carries a stout coffee samovar
filled with four gallons of scolding hot /French Roast/
each morning past me half past seven at the coffee house.
Neither beautiful, nor ugly - yes, plain, and yet
not featureless, her coffee bean round face,
crowned with a squat white hat, reflects
Guarani pride mixed with Azorean strength. She seems
ageless and timeless like a sunken amphora.
So many people pass before our eyes each day.
Some we may see again, again without
knowing we saw them a day before. Maria
is not like them. At our first meeting
I spilled some coffee on the counter, sugar too;
pretending it was someone else's fault,
I turned to walk away, but suddenly was met
with a look of strict disapproval. Meekly
I grabbed a napkin to wipe away my guilt.
Maria carries a stout coffee samovar
filled with four gallons of scolding hot /French Roast/.
Each weekday morning at the coffee house
she smiles at me half past seven, always
ageless and timeless like a sunken amphora.
Posted a bit over 20 years ago today by SAO
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