Wednesday August 10th, 2016

The exercise:

Write about: the lifeguard.

The bakery was pretty much sold out of everything by 10:45 this morning, at which point I moved away from the till for the first time since we opened at 9.

That's ridiculous, just for the record.

Hopefully the people who got there early enough to get things got enough to last until at least Friday. Otherwise they'll all be back for more tomorrow...

Oh, the lineup started before 8:30. I thought I should mention that as well.

Ridiculous.

Mine:

From atop my tower
I can see
All there is to see
In this sea
Of mostly naked bodies
Who have
Come here to be seen.

I watch for danger
In all its forms:
Choking, drowning,
Dehydration,
Sharks -
Both in the waves
And on the sand.

For in a crowd
Like this,
Full of folks intent
On fun and sun,
The greatest danger
Is, always
And forever, Man.