people in the cake shop busy making cakes

barista making coffee, tea and thick milk shakes

people bustling past with early morning quips

talking of the football and hopeful Melbourne trips

babies in a swaddle looking confidently round

mothers sipping coffee and a yummy cake they found

people in a hurry with coffee takeaway

chatting, laughing, sharing as they face another day

snatches of conversation heard ‘she said he said’

tired folk after night shift going home to bed

morning people rushing to start the working day

each life touched momentarily then hurrying away

a hustle and a bustle piped music overhead

scraping chairs and laughter lights flickering overhead

children chatting, whiny, gurgling baby noises too

lucky to be here  sipping coffee waiting for you