40 2014 Program Notes, Book 10
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
At the Last Lousy Moments of Love
At the last lousy moments of love,
He wanted to tell me the truth.
At the last writhing rotten moments of love,
He wanted to tell me the truth about me, of course.
Thanks, I’ll need this.
At the last lousy moments of love,
He wanted to tell me that I wasn’t doing too well.
I was eating and drinking and talking too much.
He wanted to tell me as a friend,
At the end of those last lousy moments of love.
He wanted to tell me he was leaving,
He’d waited too long to tell me
That I was self-righteous even when I wasn’t wrong,
And I spoke about friendship,
’Till our friends gave me up as a friend for the season,
For which reason he wanted to tell me this truth.
He wanted to tell me these things, as a friend.
He wanted to tell me, but he didn’t in the end,
At those last lousy moments of love.
He said it all, with his body to my best friend.
Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise
Ladies, the minutes will soon be read today.
The Garden Club and the Weaving Class I’m sure have much to say ...
But next week is our Culture Night, our biggest, best event,
And I’ve just made a dish for it you’ll all find heaven-sent:
It’s my LIME JELLO MARSHMALLOW COTTAGE CHEESE SURPRISE
With slices of pimiento (you won’t believe your eyes)
All topped with a pineapple ring and a dash of mayonnaise;
My vanilla wafers round the edge will win your highest praise.
And Mrs. Jones is making scones that are filled with peanut mousse;
To be followed by a chicken mould that’s made in the shape of a goose.
For ladies who must watch those pounds we’ve found a special dish:
Strawberry ice enshrined in rice with bits of tuna fish.
And my LIME JELLO MARSHMALLOW COTTAGE CHEESE SURPRISE
(Truly a creation that description defies)
Will go so well with Mrs. Bell’s creation of the week:
Shrimp salad topped with chocolate sauce and garnished with a leek.
Ah! And Mrs. Perkins’ walnut loaf that’s crowned with melted cheese
Was such a hit last Culture Night, we ask: no seconds, please!
Now you must try her hot-dog pie with candied mushroom slices ...
Those ladies who resigned last year, they just don’t know what NICE is!
But my LIME JELLO MARSHMALLOW COTTAGE CHEESE SURPRISE —
I did not steal that recipe — it’s lies, I tell you, lies!
Our grand award: a picture hat and a salmon-sequined gown
To any girl who tries each dish and keeps her whole lunch down.
I’m sure you all are waiting for the biggest news: dessert!
We’ve thought of things in moulds and rings your diet to subvert.
You must try our chocolate layer cake with a peanut brittle base
And slices of bananas that make a funny face;
Around the edges peppermints just swimming in peach custard,
With lovely little curlicues of lovely yellow mustard!
If all this is too much for you, permit me to advise
More LIME JELLO MARSHMALLOW COTTAGE CHEESE SURPRISE!
I’ve made heaps!
