Jack Ellison Poet Quatrain

Bubble 'N Squeak

Is there anything finer than mashed potatoes
Mixed with cabbage, a mountain of joy
Scrumptious with globs of bad-for-you butter
And sprinkled with parsley, oh boy!

Constantly dream bout this scrumptious delight
Sure sends me to the moon with glee
Don't need no ham or carrot and pea medley
Just blobs of butter if you please

Don't want none of that Beef Wellington stuff
That fine old English tradition
With boiled potatoes oh how uninspiring
Gonna pass it with your permission

Good old “bubble 'n squeak” is what they call it
Can't think of another dish finer
Just a simple old guy with a simple old taste
A down to earth kind of a diner

So serving me that stuff for brekkie, or din-din
Guaranties my friendship for life
With enormous globs of bad-for-you butter
Just a fork, no need for a knife!


© Jack Ellison 2013

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Carl Fraser March 31, 2013 at 8:11 PM Hey Jack, i just had this tonight , one of my favs as well, withs gobs of butter of course, and doused with pepper, yum, now i gotta have seconds, thanks Jack, blessings, Carl Jack Ellison April 1, 2013 at 6:04 AM Coincidence??? yikes that's downright spooky! LOL Love that bad-for-you stuff... Jack

Carol Eastman March 31, 2013 at 9:43 AM We've been eating at home for sooo long... I want TACO BELL! Drool... Yum... I like those taco supremes... My dragon likes the workers... Guess we won't be going for a while... Dumb Dragon!... At least he's good at waiting in line to get his order...LOL... I try to get in line in front of him... or I may not get any thing... Bumb Dragon... For Easter he's been eating all our bunnies... Says he's looking for a chocolate filled one. Carol Eastman March 31, 2013 at 1:09 PM Shucks... with such compliments... Cathie and you are after my own little heart... PS. Last one to Taco Bell will have to push in line... in front of the dragon... LOL Jack Ellison March 31, 2013 at 12:11 PM Now you is talkin'... TACO BELL!!! Yummy yum yum... tacos supreme... I'm drooling all over my keyboard! Now look what you've done... hope you're happy! LOL We is a couple of loonies methinks! Love you my dear looney, hugs xox

Russell Sivey March 31, 2013 at 7:30 AM I've never had mashed potatoes with cabbage before, but I sure have had it with mounds of butter...that makes the mashed potatoes very awesome! My family is a mashed potato family, we all love them, just like you do! We have another similarity now with this love of mashed potatoes my friend! I loved this incredible poem that you have written here this morning! What a masterpiece, quite the wonderful write my happy friend, very delightful (both the poem and the mashed potatoes), Great Work!! Jack Ellison March 31, 2013 at 7:38 AM Ya gotta try it! Don't forget to add some onions... let me know what you think! It's an old British dish... have a yummy day!