I offered to cook the haddock,
\nBut they turned me down;
\nI would’ve washed the fillet,
\nDusted it in flour with salt and pepper and thyme
\nAnd fried it until golden in
\nA dash of canola and butter;
\nBut they said, no, I should let them.<\/p>\n
I offered to do the potatoes,
\nBut they turned me down;
\nI would’ve washed and peeled
\nThe potatoes, then grated them into
\nWater and oil, salt and pepper in a frying pan
\nAnd cooked them until the water boiled off
\nAnd they started to be golden;
\nBut they said no, I should let them.<\/p>\n
I offered to sit in the porch and write a poem
\nAnd take words and jiggle them around
\nUntil it was golden :
\nThey accepted, and I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I offered to cook the haddock, But they turned me down; I would’ve washed the fillet, Dusted it in flour with salt and pepper and thyme And fried it until golden in A dash of canola and butter; But they … Continue reading