Breakfast at the Lenhart
Brandon Riederer is an Adjunct Professor of English at Bryant & Stratton College. He has a M.A. in English from National University.
The source of my inspiration for this poem directly comes my experiences here. The Hotel Lenhart overlooks Chautauqua Lake in Bemus Point, NY. The hotel itself is 138 years old. It is a quaint place for creative writing and sparks of imagination.
Breakfast at the Lenhart
I smell fresh-brewed coffee
And fresh-baked donuts,
Maple sugar, pancakes,
French toast, & oatmeal.
I hear the soft keys of a piano
Lavishly crooning classical
As serene as Chanticleer
On his morning roost sings.
I see white tables, wooden
Chairs, lacquer floors, and
Victorian arches—black &
White photographs framed
In gold line the white walls
I wish one wish to stay,
But I must leave today.
