The Coffee House Mistress Poem by nimal dunuhinga

Sometimes I go there keeping my helpless hands in the pockets
But I never sip a cup of Coffee and she knows
That I am looking for a job!
One day she said; ' You're always with a smile
And I can offer you a job, just stand here
And smile with the customers,
But I cannot pay much
A daily basis with a lump sum
Until you get a better job.'
I agreed with a bow!
I have an important question!
Are you married?
Yes Madam, just completed thirty eight tough years.
Then I saw her round face changed into an oval.
She said; ' Honey! Give me a short interval! '
This is the story of my Part time job
'Standing with a smile'
And how sad it ends?

*don't hit the fly
he prays with his hands
And with his feet.
-Issa Koboyashi(1763-1828) one of the three Greatest traditional male Haiku
Poets, along with Basho and Buson.