At The Turkish Café.

I am sat by the window in a Turkish café. I order a vegetarian platter

and a chamomile tea. I have a starter of bread and olive oil. The scent

of dry flowers tickles the nostrils: It provokes memories of early

summer mornings, when savage trees raised their eyes to the wind.

I tap my fingers on the table like a winter drum…The waitress brings

me my food, her hands pink like a belladonna. I taste her breath in each

mouthful…Outside, the rain pours and a dog prays. --- Above, a mother

bird feeds her chicks with the early worm…

Inside, a child is crying---The boy is hungry.

I sip my tea and climb the dark trees of my eyes

and witness my leaves falling to the ground: raising

my eyes to the wind.

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

While this may be seem like a romantic
place, there is darkness here.you write about savage trees and the wind; you tapped your fingers on the table as if you were in a jittery mood; there is an instant smile, then the darkness again as the the leaves fall and the wind howls

[Chris Shaw]

Beautifully penned. There is a poignant feel to these lines, a sadness perhaps of childhood remembered. Perhaps unhappy memories as I felt some shadow here while I watched you in that Turkish cafe. Chamomile tea, I always find calming.

Chris

[Joey Lexington]

I love the secretive/mysterious tone of the last stanza! Well done!

[light and ashes]

This is a really cool write. It shows that the best writers can make something beautiful even out of something simple.

[Haley]

This is a great poem. it captures the feeling of dining alone in a cafe on a gloomy day and being caught in that sorrow.

[Patricia]

I really love this poem, I don’t know why but it made me think of Tuscany with the olives and outdoor cafe different climate but I just went there. I would love to experience your poem in the real world but I will settle with this beautiful write well done ;)

[Danny Metcalfe]

Thank you, Patrica. :)

[Patricia]

Are you from Turkey or did you travel there? I admit I know very little of it except that it seems to be out there by itself but beautiful

[Danny Metcalfe]

I have traveled there. :)