Chews Wisely! Poem by Denis Martindale

Not every pear is appealing! Nor apple pies called sweet!
As some may send you reeling when dinner you complete!
Though you may see each tasty dish on tables there displayed,
Be careful eating rice or fish, no matter what you paid!
When there are sell-by dates on stuff that you choose to ignore,
Then you should ask, That food you love, is that worth dying for?
The tasty treats that you once bought rot your sweet tooth away!
Or break it off, and you get caught as gaps appear one day!
Take heed of things that taste so nice that you can't help but munch!
Slow down! Or else you pay the price! More than you paid for lunch!


Denis Martindale, for the 8th of March 2024.