Service is Slow at The Seaside Café

The barefoot writer 

on the rocks 

throws her line 

into the water 

over and over again. 

There’s a tea bag 

at the end of the line 

she’s pulling in 

right now 

and a mountain 

of tea behind her.   

In a few more years, 

her ocean of tea 

will be ready 

for the paying guests.

[LSS, 12/4/20]