human
Oyster Stew, Cornbeef Hash, Frankfurters : Marble slabs veined with words in meandering lines. Dropping on the white counter like horn notes Through a web of violins, The flat yellow lights of oranges, The cube-red splashes of apples, In high plated 'epergnes'. The electric clock jerks every half-minute:
gpt
Coming!--Past!
human
Three beef-steaks and a chicken-pie,