Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Second July Blog.

Birthday Coffee.

Oh for a cup of coffee
Outside in rhe afternoon sun,
A rickety table containing
A cup and a sugary bun.
A breeze blowng fresh from the corner,
A friendly face, taking her ease,
She’s eating a warm bacon sandwich,
Sips frothy coffee, sweet as you please.
It’s sure she is just getting older,
Taking the air with her friend.
Her birthday is coming tomorrow,
Coffee lunch becoming a trend.
This is the third year running
She has celebrated thus,
I wonder how long she can do it,
Without making a fuss.
Her legs do not work so well now,
Parkinsons getting a grip,
She shuffles along without murmur,
It’s reaching up now to her hip.
But sitting outside in the sunshine
The coffee shop tables invite,
Light breeze still blows round the corner,
Paper cups often in flight.
But then the breeze does a…