Mocha Moment Poem by Liilia Talts Morrison

It was just a weekend moment
Not expected, planned that day
Friends now met, then parted ever
In a soon defunct café.

Toffee, coffee, cocoa, mocha
Velvet veskits, beads of jade
Dainty teas in thinnest porcelain
Rich aromas, curries rare.

There we sat, sipped tea with biscuits
Spoke of books 'bout love's endgame
Amethysts, éclairs and sapphires
Dancing in the ocean's rain

Did that girl with braids remarry
Or that boy destroy his dreams?
Time has crushed all known existence
In its alabaster schemes

Did the incense fragrance linger
In my hair and grungy clothes
Caramel chocolate blend with laughter
Flowing tresses, bells on toes?

As I sit in distant tower
box of ivory, neat and clean
Memories rise like silken sashes
Golden goblets, pearly dreams.

Far away is that brief moment
Long forgotten, I must say
But each time I feel a sadness
Velvets, toffee, come to play.

It was just a weekend moment
Not expected, planned that day
Friends now met, then parted ever
In a soon defunct café.