Around the corner,

a blast of blue

comes screaming

just outside the coffee house.

 

A small boy,

no more than five,

is beaming

with a chocolate goatee

from the local ice-cream parlor.

 

A woman chases him

with the exasperated look

of a mother on a date

with her son.

 

Her eyes still red

from her four hours

of sleep,

but her smile:

as big as her son’s.

 

She catches him as he stops

at the smell

of fresh chocolate chip cookies

emanating from the coffee house.

 

Her motion is quick

and calculated

as she turns him around,

zips his jacket,

& kisses his forehead.

 

She takes his hand

and they are off.

 

I assume they live happily

ever after.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A very nice poem. You create a good vision. Kids can sense anything that is sweet and tasty. Complete poem was very good. I like the positive ending. A outstanding poem. Thank you.
Coyote

[Joshua Smit]

loved it, the image of the chocalate goatee is legendry :D

[Linzey]

I love the imagery u create in all of your writing. This is by far the one that makes me smile the most =)

[Misty Blue Eyes]

i love this.. very much.. the boy had fun with that chocolate lol very nice

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you have a distinct style and it's refreshing..

[Norma M Sutton]

I like this. The imagery in it is great.

[Ruth]

I like the pace to this, flows effortlessly, great piece! The characters make an interesting vision here, the fact the it is unresolved, to a degree, intrigues the reader :)
Beautifully written love
xx

[JanieB]

Sweet.