Every city has a place<\/p>\n
all-nighter, regulars direct<\/p>\n
from central casting<\/p>\n
occupying the same seat in<\/p>\n
Seattle as in Newark,<\/p>\n
two cities never visited<\/p>\n
but I have been there<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
you want your<\/p>\n
hash browns crispy<\/p>\n
coffee potent, in<\/p>\n
heavy mugs (no cups)<\/p>\n
bacon crunchy<\/p>\n
sausage cylindrical<\/p>\n
eggs runny,<\/p>\n
over easy<\/p>\n
over hard<\/p>\n
scrambled<\/p>\n
sunny-side-up<\/p>\n
yoke-mopping toast<\/p>\n
lightly burned,<\/p>\n
isosceles cut<\/p>\n
saves plate space<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Hopper\u2019s Night Hawks<\/p>\n
still resonates<\/p>\n
New York or Omaha<\/p>\n
Denver and New Orleans<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
ambiance is in the heart<\/p>\n
of the beholder<\/p>\n
flirting with the<\/p>\n
counter staff obligatory<\/p>\n
anchor your tip to<\/p>\n
the counter with your saucer<\/p>\n
leave your greasy fingerprints<\/p>\n
on the receipt as a souvenir<\/p>\n
when you leave<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
just like home<\/p>\n
even when you aren\u2019t<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Mark L. Lucker<\/em><\/p>\n
\u00a9 2016<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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