Harmony

Sweet Harmony they called her

Though she never sang a tune.

They watched her bus the tables

When the crowd was dense at noon.

To some she seemed quite special

And to others just one more

Stationary fixture in

Designation of her chore.


He spied her through the window

And could scarce believe his eyes.

Radiantly beautiful

Remarkable in disguise.

He sat down at a table

And he thought he saw her glance.

He knew he must be charming

It might be his only chance.


She came to take his order

And he flashed his pearly whites,

But then he tipped his water,

Reached to catch it in it's flight.

She said I am no angel,

I'm a broken butterfly.

Before I give my dreams up,

There's some things I have to try.


He sat there feeling clumsy

But she set him well at ease.

He asked her for her number

And she gave it naturally.

It wasn't like he planned it

It's still fond memory,

For later years would find them

In their home in Tennessee.


They found their fill together

Like a forest finds it's sun.

Her perfect touch would warm him

Like a melody well sung.

He knows she is no angel

But his broken butterfly

Bestowed on him her freedom

And his dreams the knot they tied.