Serendipity

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'Serendipity'

SERENDIPITY

(An Acrostic)

Such accidental happiness!

Exceptional delight!

Ridiculous coincidence!

Each one grey and white!

Nestling sweetly side by side,

Doubling the surprise!

Isn't serendipity

Perfect in our eyes?

It almost seems to make us feel

That life is organised!

Yet I think this is a put-up job
(I wouldn't be surprised!)

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IN THE BEGINNING

In the beginning was The Mincer

And the strong right arm of the cook.

My mother let me stand in the kitchen

So that I could get a good look.

First it was screwed to the table,

With a very firm twist of Mum's hand.

Monday was Washday at our house;

Meat-cakes were in great demand.

We'd had our Big Meal on the Sunday;

The joint and the gravy and such,

And now we would eat the leftovers,

The meat-cakes that I loved so much.

The cooked meat was fed into one end;

The spirals came twizzling out,

Each one like a very small sausage!

It was magic, without any doubt!

My mother then scooped up the minced-meat

And added ....well, what did she add?

I only know they were delicious!

And an equally big hit with Dad!

I think there was onion, all grated

(She must have wept buckets I fear).

When she started I fled from the kitchen

So I never suffered a tear!

There must have egg-yolk to mix it,

But, however much I may age,

The taste and aroma I'll treasure

Is the wonderful flavour of SAGE.

Those meat-cakes were straight out of heaven!

Not a morsel was let go to waste.

There's never been anything better

For aroma and texture and taste.

And we owed it all to The Mincer!

Such a miracle of design!

Have you got one in your kitchen?

I haven't got one in mine.

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