Etiquette Poem by cheryl davis miller

Seated just across the dinner table
from the Meriwether sisters one night.
Listening as they planned a gala party
they wanted everything to be just right.
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'We must not forget our table-manners, '
Maggie spoke licking her last finger tip.
' Oh yes, sister I agree' Maude answered
'Mama always did stress one's Etiquette.'
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'The forks must be placed upon the left side
the spoons and knifes of course upon the right.'
I marvelled as they talked 'Proper Etiquette'
while sucking porkchops off the bones that night.
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'Pity the young' Maggie spoke between gulps
from a glass of her favorite sweet tea.
Maude cleaning her teeth with a tooth-pick spoke
'A shame they weren't schooled like you and me.'
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They discussed the details of the menu
The event was scheduled for the next week.
Maggie with pork gravy down her bodice
and Maude with mash-potatoes on her cheek.

c.d.m.3-3-11