CHAI AU LAIT

between 

psomí bakery & Dr. Singh's clinic.

where the scent of freshly baked 

greek bread & 

indian spices filled the air,

right there.

if a you, from back in time

would have walked by,

and stopped

on the corner of Lakeside Road and

Fox Lane,

...

yes. if that you, would've stood still 

right there, only for a moment.

you could have heard

the sound of 'solitude' 

coming from the open doors

of the roof terrace above.

maybe you would've felt

the spices.

freshly grounded cardamom and cloves,

ginger, cinnamon and star anis,

making their way towards you. 

and maybe the sound and the scent

would've made you gaze up to see me there;

cup in one hand. book in the other.

and perchance I would've felt it 

and raised my eyes

to see you.

standing there in the street.

perhaps we could've sat together. in solitude.

squinting our eyes through early summer haze

until we could see Alexandra Palace

in the distant park across the hills.

maybe we could've shared stories, 

shared bread from psomí bakery.

wave at Dr. Singh walking by.

and sip on indian spiced chai au lait.

Stay hungry  Stay soulfullish'



x


Emma






| all words,  chai making & recipe by emma lemholt |
| all photography by hannah lemholt |
| image n°1 & n°4 are portraits of me from -08 |
| chai au lait soundtrack; solitude performed by ryuichi sakamoto |