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All Taken
My first cappuccino
This morning at Nesbitt’s
On Shoppers Row,
In the sun
At a sidewalk table
The street just waking,
Those unaware
That the shop is open
Doing double takes
As they drive by,
No one puts tables
On the street it seems,
Although it’s a natural
Progression for this young
Ocean city struggling
To find its way
In post mill closure
Times, straggling
Students double stepping
To the private college
Next door, smiling
As if planning
To be early next time,
Get a table before
They fill to the edges,
In these moments
Life is so damn good
Sensational sun, great
Cappuccino, we should
Meet here one day,
Early with the ravens
And gulls
Before the tables
Are all taken.
Stephen Nesbitt ©
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