The Coffee House Mistress

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.