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ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET INSPIRES POETRY TO SOOTHE THE PALATE
From: Evansville Courier & Press
Date: 20041124
Author:Garret Mathews, Columnist
(With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning.)
How Do I Love Thee?
The all-you-can-eat buffet.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Your strudel. Your sherbet. Your strawberry pie.
Meringue to kill for, that's no lie.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height...
Of my stomach.
Your catfish and beef stew and pizza by the slice...
I fill my plate over and over for one low price.
The all-you-can-eat buffet.
A trough for the masses, watch the pounds grow.
Good cholesterol, bad cholesterol, only your doctor knows.
And he's not saying, that great enabler...
'Cause he's eating shortcake ...
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