Night cook flips eggs on steel
Regulars laugh at his dry joke
Mist clings low over water
Leather fingers trace cold bolt
Gloves on the bridge seek something
Lost between the pier and shore
River hums a low slow song
Morning pulls the fog no more
Pie case empty coffee hot
Trucker tips his hat and goes
Search lights sweep the cables down
Gloves grip tight on rusted rope
Gloves on the bridge seek something
Lost between the pier and shore
River hums a low slow song
Morning pulls the fog no more
Stitches worn from years of heat
Palms remember every pan
Now they hunt a wedding band
Slipped off when the rail got damp
Gloves on the bridge seek something
Lost between the pier and shore
River hums a low slow song
Morning pulls the fog no more
Sun lifts pink on steel gray arch
Traffic hums a steady beat
Gloves pause rest on warm top rail
Breath clouds rise then fade complete
Diner door chimes six a.m.
Eggs crack sizzle bacon pops
Places vanish while we watch
Only gloves know what was dropped
Gold band glints in first light beam
Two fingers close around the win
Cook wipes hands on worn blue cloth
Day begins where night gave in
Gloves on the bridge found something
Gleaming 'tween the pier and shore
River sings a bright new song
Mist is gone and stays no more
Coffee pours the day begins
Gloves hang dry on wooden pin