A Poem About Strangers Becoming Friends: “Dinner At The Wheel Cafe.”
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SPIRITUAL SOUL
THE DAWNING LIGHT # 98 Friday May 5, 2023
JOURNEY OF THE HEART # 84
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Sunset on Still Mountain”
DINNER AT THE WHEEL CAFE
On the way to Still Mountain,
We stop at the Wheel Café for
Grilled cheese on wheat,
Mashed potatoes and
Dark coffee for dinner.
The yard
Is full of tractor trailer trucks,
Hauling Douglas Fir and Redwood
Logs from the mountains to the north,
Down to the sawmills south—
Sitting quietly in the dark,
With their big diesels turning over
While their drivers are inside
The brightly lit dining room,
Eating the Nightly Special.
When
I and 3 and a half year old
Golden haired and sparkly eyed
Dawa Mae walked in, the room
Went silent as every eye watched
As we unfamiliar strangers found an
Empty table and sat down,
Feeling like we might not belong.
After
Looking us over to see my rough
Clothes of a man from the mountains
And Dawa’s sheer giggling joy,
Just to be anywhere with her Dad,
We were suddenly accepted and
Welcomed to stay in that world of the
Working man as waves of friendly
Talking and joking rose in a happy
Din in this lagoon of the sea of
Humanity just out to make a
Life while busy making a living.
February 19, 1985
Photo Credit: Chinmayan “Sunset Sky Over Still Mountain”
Original Art by Chinmayan “Waiting For Dinner at the Wheel Cafe”
Calligraphy by Chinmayan
Image Credit: Still Mountain Meditation Retreat
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