Jim Slaughter Poet Light Verse

Breakfast of Champions

The most important meal of the day
Is a healthy breakfast,
If nutritionists are to be trusted.
But "healthy" depends on one's point of view,
So that bubble's about to be busted.
How do chickens and pigs figure into the plan,
And what's the value of their contribution?
And how much credit should each one get
For cholesterol and protein distribution?
In a hearty breakfast of ham and eggs
The following must be admitted:
The chicken is more or less involved,
The pig is fully committed.

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Gershon Wolf September 25, 2022 at 2:55 PM Guess now I know why I haven't eaten anything but a banana for breakfast for 45 years. :) gw Gershon Wolf September 29, 2022 at 9:38 PM I probably glow in the midday sun by now. lol. Jim Slaughter September 26, 2022 at 10:54 AM Thanks, G. Maybe you should consider selling shares in potassium.

Vickey Rhymer September 25, 2022 at 10:50 AM Funny,yep the pigs all in. Jim Slaughter September 25, 2022 at 10:58 AM And then some! Thanks, Vickey.

Bj Legros Kelley September 25, 2022 at 10:05 AM Hm! I almost never eat breakfast, but today of all days I had an egg McMuffin which my husband blessed me with, it was a sweet gesture, but the ham actually irked me, and I nibbled around the outside of the delightful buttery biscuit. I also was gifted a nice crispy hash brown, it was delicious, but I thought about all the artery-clogging oils and thought hm! Tasty, but healthy is possibly a stretch! Imagine my surprise as I read your poem with that half-eaten breakfast on the table before me! Jim Slaughter September 25, 2022 at 10:13 AM BJ, thanks. I know what you mean, and yet, I still can't quite wrap my head around an omelet made of only egg whites.