This Wednesday (4/23) is National English Muffin Day. Woo-hoo! As luck would have it, it’s also National Talk Like Shakespeare Day. (You know where we’re going with this.) We wanted to honor both, so after several late-night strategy sessions, poring over the nuances of Shakespearean tragic heroes and how they pertain to muffin characteristics, we wrote this sonnet for an English muffin. We hope thou dost enjoy.
Sonnet for an English Muffin
Hark, gentle muse, a breakfast tale I weave:
Of craggy rounds, with nooks and crannies fair.
The English muffin, oft in twain I cleave,
Its butter doth my morning burdens bear.
No queen, nor king, with fine bejeweled crown,
Can match the wonder of this stately toast.
A smile appears, where once I wore a frown.
“Long live this muffin!” is the cry I boast.
With honey sweet, or jam of summer’s fruit,
Or sav’ry egg, and bacon crisp and fine,
It doth a humble, wholesome bliss impute,
A bready breakfast, sent by the divine.
So let us praise this muffin, full of grace,
And smile upon its toasted, dimpled face.
😊
Ken Davis is the Co-op’s Head Writer.
Ok, now THIS is a great, very clever, entertaining piece of writing!!! Bravo, Ken!
Well didn’t YOU just make my day! And sooooo great to hear from you. Thanks, G! :-)
This incredible work deserveth an even wider audience. Thou hast outdone thyself.
Thank you Chief! I had some amazing writing mentors over the years. :-) My gratitude doth leap and bound like a mischievous sprite!