17 January, 2023

Tapestry

A tea stall by the street
Hidden by a foggy sunrise
Many swirls of mists

An old woman bent over
A kettle of bubbling buff fluid 
Glass bangles on wrinkled wrists

An outstetched hand
Longing for warm fingertips
Circled around a chipped cup

A skinny dog with warm eyes
Wagging a Q shaped tail
Sitting on a bed of cold stubs

A couple on a motorbike
Squished together 
Blowing heat into each other

An old man with a newspaper 
With thick rimmed glasses
Laboured breaths, light as a feather

A winter morning, chilly,  brutal
Huddled around the stall,
Strangers brought together by tea.

The woman,the dog
The beggar, the lovers
Oh what a rich tapestry!
Oh what a rich tapestry!

-Piyu

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