Couple dozen guys and some girls
\nleaning on cars, talk gentled by wheels
\non the nearby street; everything amber
\nremote, filtered sepia by memory.<\/p>\n
Very few cigarettes, some coffee;
\nbanter and friendly interest
\nas a minivan pulls in full of family
\nout for an evening, maybe a movie later.<\/p>\n
Inside Tim’s, a short line, a few
\neasy conversations at tables:
\ncasual clerks dispense donuts
\nand coffee while chatting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Couple dozen guys and some girls leaning on cars, talk gentled by wheels on the nearby street; everything amber remote, filtered sepia by memory. Very few cigarettes, some coffee; banter and friendly interest as a minivan pulls in full of … Continue reading