The little hands separate vanilla wafers from chocolate
until the plate holds only vanilla.
Then gripping with care,
both sides of the plate,
reaching high high,
way above eye level to bring the plate down,
The small waiter so carefully
so painstakingly,
(vanilla wafers sliding off,
leaving a trail like the stones of Hansel and Gretel)
staggers down the stairs
to his brother on the carpet watching Disney.
2 and 7, united in cookies and Goofy.
