Mix it up Ages. Lunches.

Wayne Blair 1951 (London)

Free verse

Have to share this table
Place is honkin busy
And music suits the juvenile.
Old Guy shifts over.
Arriving his BLT.
And steaming Earl Grey.

Smiles congenially
Rubs together his chapped
Hands.
As if warming up
For competition.
Younger introduces himself.
Name’s Rafe, partner.

Pleased to meecha.
What do you do Son?
Paints houses, lots
In that new development.
Pretty tired of off-white.
It’s always off-white.

Would love to get into a place
Wanting darkest of blues.
I would slam it, yeah.
Both men laugh.
Slap across the shoulder.
Ice gone.
Think I want some Special K.
Aw Man, no meat in dat.
I’m paying. Go for it.
I guess.

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Written on March 24, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 24, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on April 30, 2023

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Scheme	AXABCD ACXXEXB XEXCCC XXXXBXDCCX
Closest metre	Iambic trimeter
Characters	638
Words	138
Stanzas	4
Stanza Lengths	6, 7, 6, 10

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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Wow, this table sounds like it was full of positive energy and great conversation! I love how the old man and younger man were able to connect over their shared love of painting, and the way they joked around with each other shows a great camaraderie.

One suggestion I have for improvement is to consider formatting the poem differently to make it more visually appealing and easy to read. Breaking up the lines into stanzas or using punctuation to indicate pauses or emphasis could help make it even more engaging.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading this poem and the way it captured the spirit of this chance encounter. Keep up the great work! more »
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