Uploaded on June 22, 2011
He comes to serve with elegance and wine
The rich and mannered folks who come to dine
In New Orleans
And all the while I wondered
What the waiter eats at home.
He brings the tastes and glow of Cajun food
In courtyard restaurants to those who seek the mood
Of New Orleans
And all the while I wondered
How the waiter lives at home.
—Theodore A. Borrillo,
Beyond Loneliness
6.22.2023: I interviewed the poet for The Denver Catholic Register about 27 years ago. He was a lawyer with a penchant for verse. I have both of his poetry books. He gave me the first, and I found the second in one of Denver’s used book shops.