Miguel Seco walked into Caf\u00e9 Cervantes
and slapped a fat coin on the mahogany bar.
Staring each patron in the eye, he announced,
\u201cThis gold goes to the one whose poem pleases me most.\u201d
A hush fell as we all looked around.<\/p>\n
A young woman rose.
She told of bitter-sweet adolescent love lost.
With kindness in his eyes,
Miguel shook his head.<\/p>\n
The newcomer confidently quoted a trite ditty.
He beat hasty retreat
as if Miguel’s look could kill.<\/p>\n
The town fool belched a limerick that won only a wan smile.<\/p>\n
After some silence,
an old man stood straight and
spoke of youth as a gift
unappreciated until gone forever.
We stared into our cups, some sobbing.<\/p>\n
Tossing the coin to the old man, ———– <\/p>\n [Caf\u00e9 Cervantes is on the plaza in Poetica<\/a>. It’s always open mike and most hours are happy.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Miguel Seco walked into Caf\u00e9 Cervantes and slapped a fat coin on the mahogany bar. Staring each patron in the eye, he announced, \u201cThis gold goes to the one whose poem pleases me most.\u201d A hush fell as we all looked around. A young woman rose. She told of bitter-sweet adolescent love lost. With kindness … Continue reading Otre vez<\/span>
Miguel said, \u201cOtre vez, por favor. Otre vez, Se\u00f1or<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n