1 december

settling down to the diner counter end shift shuffled through the daylong and overlooked underwriters of tomorrow's adventures wild as the rice and dilled as a cucumber smooth sliding water glass glistens on its tracks neon in the countertop puddles wet reflection

- kingfishers catch fire
dragonflies draw flame -

paper napkin wrappers and the covered end of straws
confederacy of menus tickets registers with cash
tip and slip out past pastry
casing the door, the chrome, the lot