Rainy and cold. Breakfast at the café Early. Warm inside. Windows all steamy Still dark. That first cup of thank-God coffee Sausages, eggs, and wheat toast on the way
An old friend walks in. Hangs up his wet coat “Coffee, please. Pancakes.” “Are you off to work? How about that early project?” “Naw, I’m done
Think I’ll go home and hit the recliner; Found a dead body this mornin’ early”