In a cafe let us meet
Enjoy coffee and something sweet
Watch people surreptitiously
And do what people have done repetitiously
In cafes around the world for centuries
Discussing ideas while sitting at ease
Maybe we would brainstorm and come up
With a brilliant idea for a new start-up
Maybe the alertness brought on by coffee
Would lead us to a new discovery
Or maybe we all would get galvanized
To create a revolution organized
While discussing issues that arouse our passion
(In a cafe started the French Revolution!)
If we did any of these things, we would be
Following the well-travelled roads of history..
From time immemorial cafes around the world
Have as catalysts for political change served
Fuelled by coffee, men polarized in their views
Have debated heatedly, created breaking news
Intellectually inclined folks have conducted discourses
On science and philosophy, setting into motion forces
That have changed the course of history
How cafes facilitate that is not a mystery-
A lot can happen over a cup of coffee, we know
When you have time on your hands, and nowhere to go
With company of people who think the same way-
Coffee, time and great ideas make a perfect day!
On this rainy day let us all convene
In our favorite cafe, that has seen
Highlights of our lives over the last decade
We shall not let our camaraderie fade
Even if nothing earth-shattering we create
We can take burdens off each other’s plates
We shall warm our bodies with coffee, and
Our hearts with stories shared among friends…
Beautiful!
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