In Praise of the Sausage

By Ruskin Bond

I like a good sausage, I do;
It's a dish for the chosen and few.
Oh, for sausage and mash,
And of mustard a dash
And an egg nicely fried - maybe two ?
At breakfast and lunch, or at dinner,
The sausage is always a winner;
If you want a good spread
Go for sausage on bread,
And forget all your vows to be slimmer.
(Written for Victor and Maya Bannerjee, who excel at making sausage breakfasts)

Comments - My sentiments exactly ! Especially with a sunday morning with a lazy sunday breakfast soon to follow. - Zen

One Old Oxford Ox

By Anonymous

One old Oxford ox opening oysters;

Two tee-totums totally tired of trying to trot to Tadbury;

Three tall tigers tippling tenpenny tea;

Four fat friars fanning fainting flies;

Five frippy Frenchmen foolishly fishing for flies;

Six sportsmen shooting snipes;

Seven Severn salmons swallowing shrimps;

Eight Englishmen eagerly examining Europe;

Nine nimble noblemen nibbling nonpareils;

Ten tinkers tinkling upon ten tin tinder-boxes with ten tenpenny tacks;

Eleven elephants elegantly equipt;

Twelve typographical typographers typically translating types.

Comments : Alliteration Allowed to run Amok is not Always Awesome ! - Zen