Coffee steam rises slow
Grill hums low and sweet
Night shift keeps its glow
Boots stick on concrete
Eggs flip on black seasoned steel
Grease pops hot on the grill
Regulars order the same meal
Night shift runs quiet and still
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Copper foil catches dawn light
Pine scent drifts through the wire
Colors bloom in the night
Glass sings soft in the fire
Wire and glass hold the weight
Pine and pole share the same fate
Two strangers share the plate
Dawn breaks clean on the grate
Solder burns my fingertips
Flux smells sweet on my lips
Customer at counter sips
Night bird wakes and starts to chirp
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Copper foil drinks the pale light
Pine wind hums through the wire
Colors wake in the night
Glass breathes deep in the fire
Wire and glass hold the weight
Pine and pole share the same fate
Two strangers share the plate
Dawn breaks clean on the grate
Nylon string hums low and sweet
Bowed bass walks the wooden floor
Glockenspiel rings soft and fleet
Strangers don't need speak much more
Ham and rye on chipped white plate
Solder cools on copper line
Night shift ends but cannot wait
Morning rejoins the glass design
Wire and glass hold the weight
Pine and pole share the same fate
Two strangers share the plate
Dawn breaks clean on the grate
Apron hangs on hooks by dawn
Flux and grease on calloused hands
New piece catches first light drawn
Wire hums where forest stands
Wire and glass hold the weight
Pine and pole share the same fate
Two strangers share the plate
Dawn breaks clean on the grate
Colors bleed through copper wire
Pine and glass now burn like fire
Coffee cold in ceramic cup
Night shift done the light comes up