The painter in the coffee shop sips on morning coffee with the subtle backing of a piano. The brushes stroke across the canvas as the painter casts light and shadow, a people watcher. Yet profound, this poet armed with a brush captures the lives of those around. The bustle on the street, those by the shoreline, lovers on the pier but nobody notices. The painter goes incognito as coffee is sipped and the pianist plays. The painter in the coffee shop paints the joy in the lives outside the glass, yet is always forgotten much like the pianist who plays and the barista that brews. Who played the calming jazz during your morning coffee? who served you the croissant? and who painted your moment of joy?

The Painter in the Coffee Shop

Cameron Lee Horace