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Time for Dinner M'Lady
Patiently waiting
for my signature chicken with rice
to perfectly cook
Hallelujah! The oven timer sounds
I swoon at its dulcet ringing
for its tune conjures a favorite,
romantic torch song
sung, for decades,
by countless baritone crooners
It’s subject being much more famous
and centuries older
that of the captivating beauty
of the Italian noblewoman with the coy,
mysteriously undecipherable smile
her staring eyes alternately whispering
“thou art mine,” or “to you, I’m indifferent,”
or, heaven forbid, “I thee despise”
for my signature chicken with rice
to perfectly cook
Hallelujah! The oven timer sounds
I swoon at its dulcet ringing
for its tune conjures a favorite,
romantic torch song
sung, for decades,
by countless baritone crooners
It’s subject being much more famous
and centuries older
that of the captivating beauty
of the Italian noblewoman with the coy,
mysteriously undecipherable smile
her staring eyes alternately whispering
“thou art mine,” or “to you, I’m indifferent,”
or, heaven forbid, “I thee despise”
Published 4th Apr 2023
Author's Note
NaPo 2023 #3. Everytime the oven timer rings I start crooning "Mona Lisa Mona Lisa men have made you."
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4th Apr 2023 4:46am
Dear GW,
This write makes me hungry. I hope there was some to share. I couldn’t help wondering what the connection is to the timer and the song you sing to accompany it? I enjoyed the delicious scenario you write of and the song you sing while serving. H🌷
This write makes me hungry. I hope there was some to share. I couldn’t help wondering what the connection is to the timer and the song you sing to accompany it? I enjoyed the delicious scenario you write of and the song you sing while serving. H🌷
4th Apr 2023 11:20pm
Thank you, Honorhia❣ The notes of the timer tune essentially approximate mo-na-li-sa. The chicken with rice was exceptionally well cooked...this time😁 The chicken's hard to keep tender. I'm thrilled that you enjoy the piece.
