Life is never bland for them who delight in distress,
Chewing it over, not thirty two times but sixty four,
The lure of aroma, menu spread to such easy recall,
Appetizers in unspoken promise, entrée in long wait,
Principaux cours of heartbreak, dessert memories,
It ends not just with taste buds, but moves beyond,
To serve vitamins in salad of fruit and vegetable,
Have it to thicken your skin, endure all that is to be,
Proteins in beans, also count in lobsters and crabs,
Helps to heal your heart, ready to be ripped again,
Many hued Minerals hide in these apricots and figs,
Keeps blood pure and warm for those come to hunt,
May carbohydrates in grains grant you bon appétit,
So feasts shall ever run and you will ever have its fill.
(2012)