The Menu
(for the invalid)
#1. MARY
My Wife ate at the Dinner Bell,
Where She brought home a meal for me:
Salmon patties with savory sauce—
Such a sight to see!
Okra breaded and deep-fried,
Green beans in salty broth,
Creamy rich coleslaw at last—
Nowhere a pinch of sloth!
For all the portions of this meal
(From Sinai to the Outer Banks)
Which I consumed with honest zeal,
I give to God great thanks!
#2. SAMARA
Our neighbor, like an Angel true,
Constructed with corned beef, Swiss cheese,
Sauerkraut, rye bread and Love,
A hefty Reuben fit to please!
I ate it with herself in mind,
A lovely woman in her prime,
A neighbor in the truest sense—
If such thoughts be no crime.
I had no will to carry through,
Nor heart to be unkind—
But such a sandwich, taste and see,
Exquisite and Divine!
Image: found on a website somewhere under “Reuben,” a somewhat close approximation to an image of the real, wholly delightful sandwich that I have celebrated here! Incidentally, the last two lines of the verse should be savored appropriately! And with due reverence, of course. Amen.
LES
