Hues of Iced Tea!!!

the warm heat and a still air above the street

praying for some life to move

some air to flutter the trees

And a chartreuse fibrous lime iced tea 

a wooden bench in a cafe on the street

translating eyes on books 

people laughing on the unexpected absurdities

And a green smooth apple iced tea  

a sun through the bright winter snow

grey jackets and scarfs 

hot air and water pumped from the ducts

And a black granular berry iced tea 

a party in a classy apartment building

suits, dresses and dinner jackets

a subtle luster on the salads and cheese and forks 

And a bloody orange thick pomegranate iced tea

a beach house 

a palm tree and the wavy water

sand castles standing tall against the salty sea

And a yellow crystal mango iced tea

a little time to oneself over this table

a bit of self introspection

drops around the cold glass reflecting some leaves

And a swirl and splash of momentary destinies. 

Kartikey Grover

Inspired by the Works of Thousand others!!!

The Coffee Dust!!!

What if the coffee bean cracks open a little

And out pours a puff 

I will be then looking at the coffee dust,

which in the light might show its dance of swirls

It will be like a brown colored mist above a hazy desert,

golden tinge of the hair curls 

A dance which will be quieter than a stranded chair

yet will wake up the world to their morning scuttling feet.

How would i, but tell it from other dust

Maybe by how it will set up a smell of thick concentrated dreams

And a mirage where everyone will see their’s

such is the coffee dust

But soon in a while the coffee dust will settle down 

Burden of long hours of the afternoon 

Will it be the time to crack again the bean then,

the next wave of dreams to let burst.

Kartikey Grover

Inspired by the works of Thousand Others!!!