Sunday, June 5, 2016

Service for Two

Sunday mornings have always been a refuge for me from the tedium and trepidations of daily life. A time set aside to enjoy a stack of papers, leisurely drink a latte, and discuss the state of the world with more irony than rancor, more humor than heated dissent. A few sacrosanct hours to kick back and relax on a routine basis. Hopefully, my attempt at replicating a cup of coffee comes through.



          Service for Two


                Coffee
           and crosswords
             as in puzzle,
            toes touching,
      Etta's voice still smoky
       with Saturday's songs
        now on the radio, low
         and reverent as any
           "Come to Jesus"
        choir down the block.



     Marilyn Aschoff Mellor

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