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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Melbourne Candid Series #1305 Collins Arcade

 



A sip, a stir, a Parisian pose
though we’re nowhere near where the Seine River flows.
“L’échanson” hums from a curated wall,
while coffee decides the fate of us all.

One bites a pastry like it holds truth,
another scrolls time away in youth,
and behind the bar, with a practiced art,
espresso keeps the world from falling apart.


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22 comments:

  1. Una buena escena matinal en un buen blanco y negro.

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  2. I'd like to have breakfast there. Such a lovely place.

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  3. Your photo is beautiful. I love espresso.
    Best regards:)

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  4. Una part nítida i una desdibuixada pels reflexes, molt maca en conjunt.

    Salutacions!

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  5. Great photo of the bar's interior!

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  6. Me gusta, Roentare
    Un abrazo va de camino a Australia.
    Buen fin de semana.

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  7. Momento, quizá, de comenzar la jornada, el día a día en un buen lugar y con un café que nos ponga en marcha.
    Abrazo

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  8. Espresso, like all the little things, certainly helps.

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  9. Qué maravilla de escena, parece un fotograma de una película clásica. El poema captura perfectamente esa 'pose parisina' que mencionas; me encanta la idea de que el café sea quien decide el destino de todos nosotros. Y ese cierre sobre el espresso evitando que el mundo se desmorone es simplemente brillante. Una combinación de imagen y texto llena de encanto y nostalgia.
    Un abrazo.

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  10. Lovely slice of life! Coffee makes the world go round :-)

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