At Sullivans Cafe (a villanelle)

At Sullivans Café (villanelle)

Remember sitting around the table,
Hanging out at Sullivans Cafe,
You and John and Victoria and me?

We'd talk of politics and war.
What we would do to save the world,
Remember sitting around the table?

Our voices rose in excitement
The drinks flowed fast and free,
You and John and Victoria and me.

Sometimes others joined in with us.
Opinions argued debated free,
Remember sitting around the table?

We didn’t always agree on things.
But the friendship remained true,
You and John and Victoria and me.

Time moved on. Now we're fifty something,
John passed away but still with us even now.
Remember sitting around the table,
You and John and Victoria and me?