Zach Houston is a man after my own heart. He’s a poet. But unlike most poets he believes in marketing.
"Need a poem written while you shop?" said Zach Houston.
Supermarketing.
"Poems with your groceries-need a poem?" said Houston.
On the spot, To order.
"What do you want a poem about?" asked Houston.
At a Supermarket near the Berkley Bowl,
There’s both food for the body and for the soul.
"Need a poem written?" said Houston.
Groceries may be what your shopping’s about but your poem will be ready by the time you check out.
"Poems while you shop? Need a poem written?" said Houston.
Poems about anything says Zach Houston’s sign.
"Love and motorcycles? Oh man." said Houston.
"A poem about affordable housing in Berkeley." said a woman named Rose.
"Oh my. " said Houston.
And that motorbike poem was written indeed
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He wrote me a poem about my dyed red hair! He only saw a glint of it from the light as I neared toward the entrance, but it was enough for him to type out a great poem. My daughter was greatly amused by the man with a typewriter at the food store.