Day 135: Donut Shop

The Donut Shop

She draws all the details of the shop. 

There are magnets on the fridge holding notes. 

Reminders, maybe, to order more flour. 

She draws a donut who serves donuts 

at the counter in a jaunty hat and sprinkles.

She puts smiles on everything. 

The donut smiles, waiting

for your order. The pastry bag 

of the donut chef smiles waiting to be squeezed. 

It is certain that the chef is smiling over her work

but her back is to us so you can't see. 

And off the page my daughter smiles as she draws

and as she watches me take in the details 

she created in her tiny drawing. 

My smile is heart-deep as she goes back to her desk

to draw a tiny smiling artist

with a smiling palette and a smiling painting

with a smiling sun on the easel.