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Social Butterflies at the Latte Da Cafe
Walking into my favorite coffee bar
my friends faces all light up.
They send their greetings
and my screen lights up.
At my favorite table with my BFF’s
we mouth electric cigarettes
and simultaneously we all light up,
chatting conversing crescendos
as evidenced by the tapping and clicking;
“Have you heard the one about…”, starts the joke
and the room erupts in laughter
click click, tap tap, rub swipe and poke
LOL LMAO LMFAO ROFL!!
Grins glow on our faces
crouched over smart phones and pads
texting tweeting like pecking birds,
social butterflies silently fluttering
wings swiping screens…
An old stranger saunters in
and at the counter he orders…coffee?...black!!
Total silence fills a brief moment
and then the air erupts with electric exclamation!
Coffee...and plain did he say?
Unreal, unbelievable, unheard of, unthinkable!
The stranger occupies a booth across from me
I see him from my peripheral
from where I am crouched over my pad.
My eyes glance up for such a brief second
and I catch his eye.
He smiles and…speaks!!!
“Hello!”
You could have heard a touchpad pen drop.
I want to reply, but he has no device
so I’m forced to submit to primitive means;
into the silent dead air I open my mouth and strain,
H…He…Hello!
OMG, I did it!
The room explodes in congratulatory clicks,
GJ…WTG!
The strain has left me parched, and my mouth is dry
so I order an iced MochaLatteCappuccinoMelange,
My world is right again as I drink through my straw
that my hands may be free to continue
my discourse with my fellow social butterflies,
When I arrive home that night…my place of recharging…
I am afflicted with a terrible kink in my neck
but my new girl is gifted with the great ability
to massage with one hand, and message with the other.
OMG, she’s a keeper!
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thank you very much James.
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I appreciate your visit Jennifer.
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Thank you very much jhamann
Beautiful funny tale.I loved it! good work
Thanks Wayne! I could not resist when I saw her hairstyle. It just look like the wild and crazy firefly nut I am.
Smiles,
Kim
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Thank you Kim. Love the new Pic!
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Kathryn, I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and I appreciate the share!
There is a grin on my face as I read this! What an original take on our life of today! I love your phrasing as always! Thanks for sharing! (I mean typing)
Excellent portrayal of our modern lifestyles, I am sharing here and on facebook! Jamie
OMG! This poem is a keeper. This is pure excellence! V++/Shared.
So many great lines. Such a great tale. Just absolutely perfect.
Did I mention just how much I love this?
Best to you my oh so clever friend,
Kim
This is absolutely hilarious! I love it. As if talking and ordering unpretentious (plain) coffee is unheard of! Thanks for sharing this with us, and have a wonderful day.
Voted up and sharing.
~ Kathryn
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Thanks, Beth.
Haha, I loved that. What a mess we are.
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Thank you very much, Colin! I hope your welcome is warm because your spring has finally sprung.
very warm wishes to you and your furry felines from the Gulf of Mexico's shores!
Anyplace that has you in it , Sir Wayne, is a keeper , and this cafe sounds so much fun too. Thank you for fabulous wit and social satire and the lovely ending as well - she is a lucky girl to have someone you .
lake erie time ontario canada 4:30pm and sending you warm wishes and good energy from Colin and his cats
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Thank you very much, Eddy.
Brilliant Wayne and voted up for sure.
Eddy. !!
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Thank you, Audrey.
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Lol. An alternate title...
Loved this Wayne!
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Thank you, Rasma. And happy belated Easter to you a well.
sociologically detrimental child
Voted up and funny. Just delightful. You know I'll have to say something to hear if anything comes out. Always at my PC and interacting with all of my HP and FB friends. Loved your clever poem. Hope you had a Happy Easter.
Happy Easter, Wayne!
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Thank you, bravewarrior...and Happy Easter! ( : =
Too funny! And, unfortunately, too true!!
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I'm glad you enjoyed it, Becky. Thanks for the visit.
Wonderfully funny. I caught my 12 year old daughter sitting next to a friend in church, texting each other. My kids tell me I am a dinosaur because it takes me ten minutes to do a simple text. Oh well, guess they are going to have to talk to me.
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Thank you very much, sweety!
Lol, very good, Dad and what truth it tells about the world today. I am still way behind though just using a very old classic cell phone that does nothing but make calls and text, and for internet I use a laptop! I know you have an ipad, Dad, even you are more advanced with technology than I am! A little girl in the hospital waiting room was told she could play games on their computer, and she looked at it funny and said, that's not a computer! It was just a classic old computer on a desk, she had no idea how to use it and didn't believe it was a computer!
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Thanks, Beth. Glad you enjoyed it!
That was sooo funny but at the same time a realistic view of how it is today!!
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: ) Thank you, Billy!
LOL....I am literally laughing out loud. Great humor, Wayne!
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