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A Tea and Coffee Night

January 22, 2022
By Waterdrop SILVER, Zaria, Other
Waterdrop SILVER, Zaria, Other
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We sat by the window staring at the night's altered lights.

Mother towered her mug with tea

My sisters with coffee black as graphite

Then when we sat in a circle 

And stories came forth

As a patch, then a little piece fitted into another

Like a jigsaw puzzle. 

 

Mother listens and sips,

A gecko crawls out 

Curling its tail to our conversation

That of childhood memories and terrible friends. 

 

When the moon rose to the sky's peak

And zephyr blew

We slept knowing we would do this another day,

Just maybe till awhile.


The author's comments:

The nights I spend sipping tea or coffee with my family are one of those times, for me, I'm not an introvert. We laugh and chat, maybe sing old childhood songs that brings back old memories. 


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