Glorious Verse

Poems By Gloria Bracken

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What’s Cooking?

I’m sick to death of cooking shows

I’m sick to death of cooking

I’m sick to death of cooking shows

I’m sick to death of looking.

At chefs who prance around the stove

With saucepans all aflame

They speak to us so earnestly

It really is a shame

That when I see their dishes

Which are simply quite exotic

With all the fuss and carry-on

I’m growing more neurotic.

For I’ve been cooking constantly

For oh so many years

And chopping up an onion

Still reduces me to tears.

I’ve lost count of all the recipes

I’ve taken out and tried

I’ve roasted, baked, and casseroled

I’ve steamed, and grilled and fried.

 But in the end I still come back

To favourites, tried and true

There’s nothing like a tender steak

Or a pot of Irish stew.

So away with all the fancy chefs

Who posture on TV-

But I’ve just had a grand idea -

Let them come and cook for me!

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