Coffee in Thunder Bay Coffee Everywhere



this Robin's is 'bout jon meetin cal





after work, 'tween work





'tween jobs





that Robin's is 'tween banks





'bout Sue and Rob at 10:30 fer 15 minutes





that Tim's is 'bout the boat hitched on going through the 


drive-thru   Saturday





and trans-Canada trucks hitches coolers/wanderers





fer a pee and a large











that Tim's get's the truckers for it's huge parking lot





10 minutes with a pee on the tire, a spit and a har' we go again





at robin's it's a sit down and a smoke





at tim's the no smoke brings Sandy and the kids





fer Hawaiian sprinkle and an Earl grey











its about a stop in transit





elbows on the table in crumbs, one hand warmed,





the other jealous or with a treat











it's their conversation 3 feet to your left or right and parallel





(in case you were wondering about the new above ground pool/how the 


truck's running)





a paper cup never large enough











over on High St. at Second Cup Ted's on his third





can't get enough of what Suzy's got to say





Suzy can't wait 'til Ted says something





Ted just likes the way Suzy moves while she says what she says or doesn't





  To the left and perpendicular Salman can't get enough of what Suzy has 


 to say





he listens while Ted looks











down at the Seattle place stainless steel reflects Diane doubling up the 


raw sugar





and Lucas passes by with a glance to her ass and a sip of his grande





the day's passing by / brushing against











5 minutes of warm belly in lieu of 3 course





rather than down home its downtown / uptown





the stainless steel / the linoleum





cooler than mother in the summer

© James Irwin