Tea, chocolate and tamarind...❤️

It's twilight outside

The soft glow of city lights

Warms up the evening sky

Like fireflies

Cars with headlights whiz by

People coming and going

Moving along

In this maelstrom 

Called life...

I sit still

Here in my coffee shop

In my particular seat

Tangy taste of my tamarind candy

Mixed with my mint tea

Feeling the warmth 

Of contentment

Mixed with some restlessness

Slowly invade my body

Smooth jazz on the radio

I contemplate

The brilliant show

That unfolds daily 

Before my eyes

We wake

We work

We love

We hope

We strive

We cry

One day we die

Outside a little child

Twirls and dances 

To the song 

Inside her head

What a beautiful sight!

It's time for a change...

I anticipate the taste

As I bite into

My dark chocolate 

Instead of the tamarind

I close my eyes 

To immerse fully

Into my delight

It melts on my tongue

A glorious explosion

Of bittersweet flavor

I smile as it satisfies

Fulfills the craving

I take a sip of my tea

The mint flavor

Enhancing the chilli

And ponder some more on

Life...!

For me life is a lot like

Tea and chocolate and tamarind

A fascinating mix 

Of flavor explosions

Of anticipation

Sometimes bittersweet

And hot and often

Incomplete

But if you live it right

...

Life is the most perfect blend

Of unexpected

Mixing in all the right ways

To fulfil

And if you do it right

You'll spend it dancing

Like a little child

To the song

Inside your head

And bite into it

Never simply nibble...

Because life is never meant to be 

A whisper

Life is to be lived

Out loud

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