At the fancy restaurant,
observed at a TABLE nearby,
a doleful STARE
and a plaintive voice:
“But Mama, I thought
you said we were having
skates for dinner”
Childhood disappointment, not
a roller SKATE in sight!
Alas, the menu promised
“Les ailes de raie” —
No cake in the desired shape
No funny cut up veggies
Just a flat fish, sautéed in
butter, dressed with lemon
I fear that young person
may never recover!

Georg’ann

As a TOKEN of their early days,
they got a cheap STEAK dinner.
Afterwards they drove
into the darkness, to the pond.
Held hands, wobbling
as they willed their bodies
to remember skills necessary
to SKATE on rough ice.

Heather