Your pistachio green façade
Is sun bleached and weary
Venetian blinds on weathered windows
Parking lot’s looking worried and sparse
Sorry you’re under the weather
Happier times are what I remember
Stopping by en route to the shore
Food for comfort miles from home
Where everyone calls you “hon”
Vignettes of yesteryear
Nostalgia in the air
Frames of famous movie stars
Carousel spinning cakes and piesCordial coffee pourers, refills are freeJuly 5, 2023
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