NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – D is for…

by Laurel Storey on April 4, 2015

Poetry from A to Z *
(* NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge)

D is for… Diner
~ by Laurel Regan

(Pssst… new here? Welcome to Alphabet Salad! For background on how and why I got involved in both NaPoWriMo and the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, check out this post… and, if you’d like to catch up on my progress to date, my challenge posts are tagged with Poetry from A to Z. Glad you stopped by, and hope you’ll return!)

You’re here.

sidewalk greeting:
bowl brimming with fresh water
plastic bucket stocked with crunchy biscuits
“for our four-legged friends”

step inside, look and see
cheery yellow walls the texture of scrambled eggs
tables brightly set with lime-green placemats
shining cutlery wrapped in waffle-weave dishcloth napkins

choose a seat, listen and hear
the fragrant sizzle of frying bacon
an eclectic collection of tunes that span the decades
and laughter… always laughter

sit back, take it all in
ear-to-ear smiles, freely distributed
delicious food, proudly presented
“welcome to my kitchen” emblazoned on the wall

and realize, suddenly
with the joy of contented warmth

You’re home.

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Blogging from A to Z April (2015) Challenge

Tagged as: Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015, my poetry, NaBloPoMo 2015, Poetry from A to Z

Laurel Storey, CZT – Certified Zentangle Teacher. Writer, reader, tangler, iPhoneographer, cat herder, learner of French and Italian, crocheter, needle felter, on-and-off politics junkie, 80s music trivia freak, ongoing work in progress.

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Alana
Twitter: RamblinGarden
April 4, 2015

Sounds nice – because my husband loves to cook we don’t eat out much. But I would feel right at home in this little cafe.
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  I am sure you would! It’s a wonderful place.
  Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + April 2015 Gratitude Linkup 1
  
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Simran Kaur April 4, 2015

Such a merry feeling after reading this. The pleasure of dining at home can’t be found anywhere else.
Simran Kaur recently posted… Dark

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Glad you liked it!
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Diane April 4, 2015

What a cozy cafe! It seems like one in which I would be quite at home; perhaps even one that I might own someday. Thanks for sharing!
Diane recently posted… 27 Vegetarian Recipes

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  It’s my favourite! I’ll bet you’d love it too.
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Patti P
Twitter: pattipeanut
April 4, 2015

I am participating in the Ultimate Blog challenge, NaNoWriMo for April, NaBloPoMo for April and the Blogging A to Z challenge. You convey such imagery in your poem. I feel like I was there. I look forward to readying more of your posts.

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Thank you, Patti! Good luck with all your blogging challenges this month. 🙂
  Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + April 2015 Gratitude Linkup 1
  
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Connie
Twitter: ConnieCoral002
April 5, 2015

Love the imagery and the feeling that this diner can be set either be at home or in a cozy diner. Sometimes when the food is good, I feel like I am eating at a restaurant but at home and home-cooked styled food at a restaurants are the best.
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  When I wrote it, I never thought of it applying to both a diner and home – so interesting that it has been read both ways by different people! That’s the beauty of poetry, I think – everyone gets something a little different from it.
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Arlee Bird
Twitter: ArleeBird
April 5, 2015

A unique approach to the topic. The way you’re combining both Challenges just goes to show it can be done. Thanks for proving what I’ve been trying to tell some others who said they couldn’t do it.

Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  You’re most welcome! Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂
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elly stornebrink
Twitter: ellytreehugger
April 5, 2015

This is such a vivid poem Laurel, I feel like “I’m there!” 😉 I kid you not but I can smell the bacon right now! It sure does feel homey: warm and cozy. 🙂 I am only participating in the A to Z challenge – my first – as I just moved and have a very busy month ahead. (I wasn’t sure how much time and energy A to Z would entail.) <3
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  It’s a lovely place – we head there almost every weekend! Good luck on the A to Z. 🙂
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Ajay Pai
Twitter: ajaybpai123
April 5, 2015

Which cafe in the world can be more bright with the radiant love, than the home-cafe “kitchen”.

Loved it.

Laurel, am slowly learning the tricks of your writing. Thanks for knowledge sharing too.
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Our friend has really made her diner like a second home – I love it!
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K. Lee Banks
Twitter: kleebanks
April 5, 2015

Nice poem! Diner reminds me of one in New Hampshire called the Tilt’n Diner, that has an actual diner as the front part of the restaurant. Instead of yellow, though, it’s pink!
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  That sounds like a very cool place! Diners are great.
  Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + April 2015 Gratitude Linkup 1
  
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Parul
Twitter: parul2411
April 5, 2015

Loved reading it Laurel and I felt I was right there dining along with you guys 🙂
So much warmth and love 🙂
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Thank you – glad you enjoyed!
  Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + April 2015 Gratitude Linkup 1
  
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Francene Stanley
Twitter: FranceneStanley
April 5, 2015

I liked this word-picture of home. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everyone could enjoy a similar experience?

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  It would indeed. Glad my friend has made her diner into a place like home. 🙂
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rajlakshmi April 5, 2015

reminds me of all the breakfast I had during the holidays… the bacon and eggs and hot chocolate. Loved the vivid description in your poem 🙂
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Thank you – glad you enjoyed!
  Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + April 2015 Gratitude Linkup 1
  
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Cat Graham
Twitter: writercat
April 5, 2015

That was so cozy and homey. I felt like I was right there with you. What lovely sights, sounds and smells.
Cat Graham recently posted… D is for Drawing

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  It’s a wonderful place! Come to Windsor for a visit and we’ll take you there. 🙂
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Carol Cassara
Twitter: 1951
April 5, 2015

Warm and evocative little piece for an Easter morning!
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Thank you very much!
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Amy B
Twitter: a
April 5, 2015

Hi Laurel,
Lovely. Cozy. Comfortable.
I wasn’t sure I understood the bowl in the sidewalk image, unless it was raining….:)
Loved the bacon and the last three lines:
“and realize, suddenly
with the joy of contented warmth

You’re home.”
Nice image!
Amy
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Thanks so much, Amy! My friend – the one who owns the diner – puts a bowl of water (and biscuits) out front for the dogs that walk by with their owners. It’s a lovely gesture!
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Diane
Twitter: Wordwrights, Ink
April 5, 2015

Love this! Definitely want to be here!
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Me too! I tried to go there for brunch this morning, but they were closed for the Easter holiday. Next weekend, maybe!
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Debbie D.
Twitter: DebbieDoglady
April 5, 2015

What a warm and inviting mental picture you’ve drawn for us, Laurel! 🙂 Makes me feel right at home.
Debbie D. recently posted… #AtoZChallenge: D is for DRACONIAN

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Thank you, Debbie! If you ever come to Windsor for a visit I’ll take you there!
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janu April 6, 2015

The warmth of sweet smells of home, indeed!

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 6, 2015
  
  Yes indeed! 🙂
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carol April 6, 2015

Very nice. Wish I had a place like this near me.
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 6, 2015
  
  Thank you! I hope you find one some day. 🙂
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Samantha Mozart
Twitter: sammozart
April 6, 2015

Cool. Home, indeed. What a delightful place. You have made me hungry, Laurel.

Thanks for coming by and commenting at my Caregiving A-Z blog, too. It is nice to meet you.

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 6, 2015
  
  Glad you liked it, Samantha! And glad to connect with you. 🙂
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Fab April 12, 2015

I could almost smell and see everything in the diner!! Great writing!
Fab recently posted… I is for ‘Interdependence’

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 12, 2015
  
  Thank you so much!
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