Awhile ago, we learned that indefatigable former U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis likes Snickers bars.
Do you think he keeps a stash near his desk, reaching for a chocolaty bite of nougat, caramel and peanuts whenever he starts a new poem?
Maybe.
But.
For someone who writes that much, and that fast, there must be yet another treat fueling his creativity.
Perhaps the answer lies in this freshly baked triolet, which Pat says was inspired by a Valentine triolet about love written by Wendy Cope, one of his favorite light versifiers.
OREOS
~ Apologies to Wendy Cope
My tongue has just decided
Its favorite treat is you.
And equally delighted?
My stomach! Any-sided
With peanut butter. Why did
I say I’d stop at two?
My tongue has just decided
Its favorite treat is you.
~ Copyright © 2014 J. Patrick Lewis. All rights reserved.
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