Quadrilles (44 words) “in a box” served by De at dVerse poets’ pub!
Dad must have eaten
too many sandwiches
packed in cold lunch pail
over fifty working years
Probably seen enough
bologna to last another
fifty, sliced bread spread
in days before microwaves
Retirement home’s
elegant menu choices,
Sunday buffet brunch…
contrast supper’s disappointing
box lunch!

Shel Silverstein
Aug 18, 2018 @ 10:47:52
I liked bologna, at least I thought I did… actually I haven’t had it in thirty years, maybe I really hated it. But I liked your poem. Dads are great aren’t they?
Aug 15, 2018 @ 17:47:13
I am ready for those elegant and nice meals after years of lunch boxes.
Aug 15, 2018 @ 20:03:18
Something to look forward to 😉
Aug 14, 2018 @ 09:19:16
He may long for those box lunches. I like the sound connection between “brunch” and “lunch”.
Aug 14, 2018 @ 00:19:43
That’s a lot of fun.
Aug 14, 2018 @ 05:57:36
Glad you caught the ironic humor of it!
Aug 13, 2018 @ 22:15:35
Loving that title! I don’t blame him. Not a fan of a packed lunch, myself!