Hour 23: Cheese
Underestimated
though often grated. Cheese.
Want no frills?
Then simply grill. Cheese.
Got a lot?
Make some aligot! Cheese.
Bake it with honey
keep it nice and runny. Cheese.
Want some for your tea?
Why not try some gnocchi? Cheese.
Shred it or grate it
just don’t debate it! Cheese.
Bake it in a pie.
Like it crisp? Then fry. Cheese.
Melt it over chips
or bury it in grits. Cheese.
Bake it in a muffin.
Use in calzone that needs stuffin.’ Cheese.
Serve it with a roast.
Melt it over toast. Cheese.
Take it, grate it. Melt it, smelt it.
Make cheesy garlic bread.
Use cheese as flour instead.
With a creamy mac’n’cheese,
you’re guaranteed to please.
So, Mr Chesterton, take note.
We’re aware of what you wrote.
There’s just one place, we say,
where cheese should stay away.
Or, rather, if you really want to please,
make sure jokes stay away from cheese.
As I like to say:
Fon-du as you would be done by (heh heh)
Love the whimsy in this, Anne. Knowing that cheese is taken much more seriously in your locale makes it even better. 🙂
Mark, thank you so much! This brilliant prompt from Caitlin arrived at the perfect time for me. It woke me up, got me giggling and then started me thinking!
Love it! Now I want some cheese!
I love this, clever and playful and just like cheese – perfect!
How, uh, cheesy. A fun and rolling with the knife that cuts the cubes. La li la li la, chop; la li la li la, chop…and so on.
Oh this is charming and delightful! Love how you end this poem.
Wonderful use of repetition and rhythm.
Delightful and hilarious!
I admit, I am a weirdo, one of a very slim minority, but I’ll say it anyway: Hi, my name is Mandi, and I CANNOT STAND CHEESE!
However, your poem is ridiculously CHEESY and in this rare instance, I must retract my prior statement, as for just a moment, your presentation of cheese has udderly thrilled me! 😂
One can’t help but love cheese… and this poem! Brilliant.
Anne, what a delightful and cheesy poem! I can’t believe all the many things you consider with cheese–often two mentioned in each stanza. My mouth is watering.
Yummy poem with great lines and alliteration.
I enjoyed the heck out of this. I grew up in Wisconsin, where they maybe take their cheese a little too seriously. Great stuff. Thank you for sharing this!
Perfectly joyous… a celebration of gooey.
Particularly great after watching a documentary on “The Cheeses of Toronto”