I see all types of people while relaxing at the coffee shop. I thought I'd share one of them with you all.
he sits both huge and quiet
like a cruise ship idling through
a crop of velvet waves
munching on a cookie
as a chipmunk would
fat fingers fidgeting in front
of his mouth with every bite
sweeping away (he thinks) most crumbs
but a few always catch in his beard
the chair is small against his broad back
hidden in the part bulging over as he reclines
he pages through a magazine
propped spine up on his massive gut
his sneakers shift in the grit
his habits deposit on the floor
he sits both huge and quiet
like a cruise ship idling through
a crop of velvet waves
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Reviewed by Butch Howard (Reader)
Reviewed on July 27, 2007
This is a perfectly written picture which completely captures the image of this person you observed. I say "picture" because the visual imagery you create here has a cinematic quality which is so clear it is impossible not to see. I particularly like the first and last stanzas. It is the perfect way to frame the character you describe. The cruise ship analogy is perfect. Well done!
~Butch Howard
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~Butch Howard
Wow! This reminds me of one of my poems. We poets think alike sometimes.:) Excellent write, my friend.
Many blessings,
~Linda
Love,
Eileen
You are so funny in a serious way...lol!!
I can actually Hear you reading this!!
Love Tinka
his habits deposit on the floor .." very well written