Don't clown on the waitress, fool.
She writes in hieroglyphs on a pad made of stardust.
One click of her pen can make you shudder and drool
sucking like a baby on a bread crust.
She takes breakfast orders; the cook creates worlds.
Order an egg and it evolves right on your plate.
Don't clown on the waitress; she's a woman not a girl--
in your orbit, never still, never simple, never late.
Don't pick at the sugar packets or leave your napkin in a wad.
You're going to have to finesse it--no menu, no calorie chart.
Museums will bid on your bacon, at auctions with a nod--
Don't clown on her, just appreciate that you cannot hurry art!
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for Word Garden Word List--The Rosie Project.
