Adrian Tanase

A Cinnamon Afternoon


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a well-designed

       adventure

       somewhere on a

       library shelf,

       in the comic books world.

      memories from childhood

      22.

      my daily

       rendezvous with tea,

       always brings me back

       into my inner sanctuary

       where I wedded with you

       for the first time.

       we were young,

       and so pure,

       and all we knew,

       was that the whole world

       is ours.

       now,

       sitting all by myself

       and watching my empty sanctuary,

       where no one has been in years,

       I drink from my tea,

       enjoying every sip

       and feeling the sacredness

       of your steps

       that still linger

       on the sanctuary’s stairs.

      23.

      the flower on your coffee cup,

       a simple imprint of beauty

       that carries

       so much humbleness in it,

       makes me love you more,

       each day that passes.

       springtime in the morning

       when you wake up

       or resting in the shade

       on hot summer days,

       your coffee cup is full

       with the essence of your dreams

       that fly continuously

       like the breeze of the wind

       into the forest,

       reminiscence

       of your playful and sincere

       childhood fantasies.

      24.

      steady steps

       in a long walk in the park,

       have brought me to the tree

       that I knew

       ever since childhood,

       where I was hiding

       so you can’t see me,

       and we were playing,

       like there was no tomorrow.

       now I want you to find me,

       with every beat of your heart

       inside the dreams

       that rest

       in your curly and soft

       blonde hair.

      25.

      the sweet taste of pistachio

       is bringing me back in time,

       when I was merely a child

       playing with pebbles

       words and games,

       that were only touching

       the surface

       of our shiny days.

       back then

       I only saw the white clouds

       and the clear blue skies,

       looking upwards all the time,

       cherishing my every step,

       knowing that they’ll lead

       to all the beautiful places

       in this serene blue world.

       I finished my snack,

       but I still feel the taste

       of the green pistachio,

       of my childhood days.

      26.

      the place where we grew up

       is almost unchanged

       although

       over 30 years had passed.

       occasional houses and tall buildings

       appeared, to complete the landscape,

       and new people,

       wearing new kinds of clothes

       are walking around,

       to show that times have actually changed.

       still, the same eerie feeling from the past,

       is lingering above our neighborhood,

       no matter what day it is,

       or how blue the sky is

       or how the white clouds

       will rearrange,

       in their patterns,

       in the morning skies.

      27.

      so close to the time

       when I was just a kid,

       when I enjoyed a bite of cake

       like it was the whole world to me;

       so close to the time

       when my love for you,

       felt like a sweet biscuit in the jar

       that I couldn’t eat

       because my grandmother

       put it too high, on the cupboard;

       sixteen years into the future,

       is not that long,

       and although I am older now

       I still feel the soft fragrance

       of the clear soul

       and joyful heart,

       when everything was there

       just for me

       and you.

      28.

      inside the transparent glass

       that sits on the kitchen table,

       there are a few

       colored lollipops,

       that you sometimes

       like to have,

       so you can feel again

       the magic of your childhood.

       back then

       everything was clear,

       fresh and new

       and you were eating

       raw green apples

       from our neighbor’s tree,

       making the day

       ours, to have,

       where the world

       was dancing with us

       in a timeless and forgotten fashion.

      3 PM

      29.

      the semiopaque drapes at my windows

       reveal a sunny space

       in my room

       where I can feel

       the distant warmth

       of our beloved golden sphere.

       the yellow and dense energy

       radiating the multicolored rays of light