The Morning View From Snappy Shine

The Morning View from Snappy Shine David J Walker 7 AM and the doors of Snappy Shine Are open The lights turned on for the Artists already at work in Palettes of kiwi and spit Lawyers and Bankers await Their turn for their Usual seat with Greetings passed to the Rhythm of rag-men relaxed Skillfully mixing politics with spit and blackened wax The Friday morning crowd of Gumshoe salesmen and Lawyers Tread one-way streets Surrounding the County Courthouse lawn Dreading rejection Shopkeepers sweep the stoops Of discount shoe stores While bootmakers raise their Awnings Advertising salesmen find new ways To tell the same old lies A million feet Have pound these brick streets And saved every lead of each contract let Reporters crowd the Courtroom corridors hoping to vet the next breaking story before the deadline of the noon news edition Just Down the street off Broadway A few blocks Away The Greyhound Bus Station lunch counter is Busy with breakfast for arriving passengers Meanwhile the corner café` Across the street from Snappy shine Clears its tables Readied for the coming lunch run