a poem in my pocket

can you have a date with yourself?
why, i try that very thing today and
entire affair proves quite enjoyable!

i drive a friend to her appointment
then hold rendezvous with myself
at boutique bakery called Habitue’

barista smiles as i order my lunch:
chicken salad on flaky croissant
(dried cranberries, crisp celery)

i treat myself to a hot chai tea
stirred with sweet almond milk
sprinkled with cinnamon, ginger

we take ourself outside to
gated stone patio, metal table;
sit quietly alone in sunny solitude

clearing the mind after heavy storm.

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