Closing time

[With English note at the bottom]

Mezzodí da Ashley,Sento scrosciar l'usci.La messicana stanca reca uguali ilsecchio e il ghigno, eguarda te, che sulle spine siedi,per misurar di colazione il resto.Oh, come vorrei aver giá finito ilcaffé bollente, che linguaha poco prima flagellato.Sarei miglia e migliaormai lontana,concessa a voi l'agognata pausae, a me, la calma soave delnon averfiato sul collo.Poesia composta alle 11:45 AM alla "Bakery and Donuts" Ashley a Houston, famosa per i caffé lunghi bollenti e il rigido orario di fine turno alle ore 12:00...Ruggero, la mia dolce metà, che ha un blog di foto, ha pensato di riprodurre la scena così (vedi in fondo al post). GIURO CHE LA FOTO E' VENUTA DOPO IL FUMETTO! E' RIUSCITO A COGLIERE UN ISTANTE MOLTO SIMILE!! NOTARE CHE AVEVO DISEGNATO IL POSTO A MEMORIA, DEFORMANDOLO

 English

Plus or minus, this below is the meaning of the poem. I am unable to make it "poetic" or "humorous" in English, though!

Title of Poem: At Closing Time

Noon at Ashley's,

I hear doors creaking.

The tired Mexican holds the

bucket and the grudge the same, and

looks at you, who sit on your toes,

to measure out the rest of your breakfast.

Oh, how I wish I had already finished the

hot coffee, which had lashed my tongue just before.

I'd be miles and miles

away by now,

granted to you the longed-for break

and, to me, the sweet calm of

not having

breathing down on my neck.

Marta Gambazza

Poetry composed at 11:45 AM at Ashley's donuts in Houston, famous for its long hot coffees and the rigid 12:00 end shift schedule...

Ruggero, reproduced this scene in his photoblog as shown below.(I SWEAR H E TOOK THE PICTURE AFTER I MADE THE CARTOON. HE WAS ABLE TO CAUGHT ALMOST THE SAME SCENE! NOTE THAT I DRAWN THE PLACE BY MEMORY, SO THAT THE RESULT IS SOMEWHAT DEFORMED)https://ruggeropellegrin.com/2019/11/03/closing-time-the-remake/Home