Ode to Lunch

Yummy yummy in my tummy
A monster sandwich
to match a monster hunger

Monster hunger bugging me

Can’t survive on snacks and tea

Looking forward to my lunch

What’s in store, I have a hunch

Not just any lunch will do

Satisfy my taste buds too

Ask politely ‘Tum, wassup?’

‘Monster sandwich, conjure up!’

Have not eaten one for many

Years gone by, not eaten any

Surely I’ve been missing out

Now my daughter has some clout

Like a scratch unto an itch

Pesters Gran for a sandwich

‘Make it huge, as huge can be

That’s what we shall have for tea!’

‘Fill it with all kinds of stuff

Don’t go easy, teeth are tough

Load it up with meats and spreads

Fancy cheese and many breads’

‘Philly, butter and Nutella

Vegemite is also stellar

Capers, onion, salmon smoked

Add pineapple - I’ll be stoked’

‘Meat delight with every bite,

Somehow it just tastes so right

Even ox tongue, on a dare

Tasty, swiss and camembert’

‘For some beetroot and an egg

Please, oh please, don’t make me beg

Mayonnaise, a can of tuna

Could you make it ready sooner?’

‘Layer fruits and veggies too

Nothing (almost) is taboo

Carrots, honey, sweet sultanas

What the heck, just go bananas’

Mind if I have a few nibbles?

Juicy! Down my hands it dribbles

Every bite, a brand new taste

Makes me want to eat with haste

Peanut butter… crunchy munch

Mustard pickle… munchy crunch

Monster sandwich satisfies…

What a grand old lunchy lunch!