AT THE LATE NIGHT EXPERIMENTAL JAZZ BAR:

The shockhaird bartender waits for silence to announce,
“For everyone who came late, you have to pay!”
Looks with disdain in Dutch, I like him. Pulls my drummerboy
to one side, whispers, smiling,
“I bought a new kit, a good one, now we have two. Two grooves
for you. One at each end of the room. Go away, think about it,
come back with an idea, make it serious & I’ll give you the night.”

(K)