Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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To Meal Creators! A friend called me one evening to wish me a Happy Birthday. Within the conversation, she queried, 'Have you had supper yet?'. I told her of my nibbles on a lingering, but good cheese, Finishing up a can of cold New England Clam Chowder, And a corn cob, rescued from the animal food I collect from a local grocery store. (The corn cob was perfectly fine, just discarded because of appearance alone.) Concluding the call, I thought of my past-- continual evening joy, While married to my dear Nora, who loved to cook, And who presented a coordinated, balanced and appetizing meal each evening. How fortunate are those, coupled with a devoted, loving creator of meals! Frank Maurer 19 August 2023 0845 Hours.