Outside there are four yellow umbrellas,
with compact wooden tables underneath.
It all looks tiny, a simple local food joint.
Until you walk in thru the front door, and it opens up;
Bright yellow colors tinged with magenta meet your eyes;
A hostess welcomes you warmly, and offers
you the choice of a booth or table.
You follow her to your chosen spot,
and get seated, then handded some simple menus.
The Happystance doesn't have a big selection,
Just four or five breakfast dishes,
some lunch items and entrees for dinner.
A happy simplicity pervades this bright space.
A cheerful waitress takes the drink order,
then returns to take your food requests.
You are offered an array of sauces for your eggs,
with salt and pepper included, of course.
The workers all show happystances in this dinette.
The food comes soon enough,
eggs done to order, two wide pieces of
sliced toast, with homemade jam on the side.
The coffee tastes good, and the décor gives
a fun vibe, another happy stance in this dinette.
Walls covered with pictures of eggs,
sunny side up, run into the decorated ceiling.
Hexagonal lights hang down from above,
purple, yellow and white shapes hovering over.
What an interesting place this is!
Complete with soft and hard rock music
coming from hidden speakers around;
Full of diners, yet containing muted joys.
No one asks your political party or
heated partisan opinions at the
Happystance Diner – just if there is
anything else you need today.
Happily for you and others,
no, nothing else besides the check.
Another day made brighter,
at the Happystance Dinette!
