Tuesday, October 21, 2025

The World Hides On My Plate comical poem 675 by Angela Lansbury

It's time for lunch, what can we munch?

Pull out the tubs, wash hands, don plastic gloves

We chop up the greens, big leaves aren't what they seem

Heated bread with small holes, dead, revived sausage rolls


 The world's on my plate - it was worth the wait

Red, white, orange, green, life couldn't be better

Soft white cheese from where? No time to stare. Guess -

Greek, Turkey, Lebanese, Israel, Feta


Where did we begin? White palm hearts from a tin

What shall I grab? Dad chooses the pink crab

Spicy tomato soup, gloop, gloop, gloop, gloop

Glass of fine rose wine, well past its time


I left room for mushroom, not big brown mushooms

Sliced up, and stir-fried, the small, button mushrooms

Last, strong coffee, no chokkies, nor toffee

Turkish delight? We might have that tonight.


For dinner, choose something solid to eat

Not just chopped up mush, a big piece of meat

'Don't cook too much!' That's no cause for sorrow

Leftovers hide in loved lunch tomorrow.

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