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Starbucks in Costa Mesa at Wilson and Harbor was a watering hole to often open the door

Long table against the wall with lots of plugs, conversations with students, writers, entrepreneurs in store

A favorite caffeine addiction place where the iambics quickly fell into place

Where ideas and conversations could occur at an easy pace

The long table during a Christmas season became a small square

Only 4 not 8 tethered to juice could now sit there

Great baristas but the ambiance gone and still like Fairbanks at 40 below

Creativity stunted  more and more choosing not to go

In a creative spring following a SOTUS classic event

With poems in gestation forming right and left decided a place to be sent

Found a plug and better yet

Served by a barista my name not to forget

Carol is like a skater moving at great uninterrupted speed

Brew into a cup the Sumatra instead of the Pikes that no one needs

Good to be back and hope the Starbucks’ leaders on their promise come through

Pass on some of the tax cuts to those who serve the needed caffeine brew

        © January 31, 2018 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet

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