The verdict blasts from the wall-mounted TV. The diners, mostly white, freeze, and the silence falls over the room. Suddenly, clapping, cheering, and yelling from waiters and the kitchen staff.
A Room of My Own: Melting Clock Haiku
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*Between Heaven and Hell*, IV
first magical realist haiku
wall-to-wall mirrors
in his presidential suite ...
a melting clock ticks
FYI: "Magic realism or ...