Daver Austin Poet I do not know?

Chocolate

"It's in the bean"
He told me

A very ornate display it was
Almost baroque in decoration
Each beribboned box    by itself
Important!

"The bean is grown in just the right climate"

(Only accessible by donkey)
I thought
(A horse    lacking perfect balance
might fall off the mountain
those steep cliffs of the wilds)
"Is it in the balance?"
I ask    baiting

"What balance?"

"Why the donkey    of course
Wonderfully balanced   the donkey"

"Ah!
You mean by comparison with the balance of the ingredients"....

"Well?....I just.......
I guess"
I smiled
"Are donkeys so expensive to rent?"

"What's a donkey got to do with these chocolates?"

I thought a bit...........

"Don't you think I'd be an ass
To pay $5.00 for 4 small chocolates?"

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Andrea Dietrich June 26, 2010 at 10:30 PM oh,my , it's like a conversation between me and joe. WE simply are on total different wave lengths so often. GREAT ending. I love this one, Luv, Andrea

November 19, 2009 at 2:59 PM Glad I ran into this again--has me chuckling. Good use of humor. Creative use of conversation. Keep on writing! Thank you for your kind comment. Karen

Sara Kendrick August 21, 2009 at 6:01 AM Well if you are diabetic and wanting a chocolate fix and don't want anyone to know maybe one could eat all at one time and no one would know. I love the humor. Keep writing. Sara

Ashe Kristy De La Keur Scoville May 23, 2009 at 11:15 AM Great write and as I am a chocoholic i just might pay that ..LOL...thanks for the comments

Sajdah Al-Riyami May 20, 2009 at 7:57 AM I love this story:)greta work.(p.s in Arabian Saga you were right about the first two lines,i was talking about the desert:s :p)

May 19, 2009 at 2:51 PM I like the conversational style of this one. To the closing comment--I guess it depends on how bad of a chocolate fix one needs. Ha! Ha! This poem has me smiling. Thanks for the day brightener. Karen

Corinne Curcio May 19, 2009 at 9:27 AM Hey Daver - as if any work of yours would suck! It's a smiley face - with teeth- :-D Better than a mere smile ;-) And that's a wink!

Corinne Curcio May 18, 2009 at 8:53 AM :-D

Carolyn Devonshire May 17, 2009 at 3:39 PM Wildly witty, Daver! Guess we all make "jackasses" out of ourselves at times as I can't resist good chocolate at any price! Love your poem and love the poet even more. Thank you for your kind words on the book. Your input means the world to me! Love, Carolyn

Kristin Reynolds May 17, 2009 at 8:45 AM HA! Oh, Daver. if you weren't so far away I'd hug you for being so sweet. corny? yes I am, and proud of it! Love this. I wrote a children's book about chocolate making, it's really interesting actually! I want it published. also, i just rewatched Chocolat, and i just love it. so awesome, all of it! Love, Kristin

Diane Christian May 17, 2009 at 8:13 AM LOL funny and cute, God bless you from diane

Sharon Winter May 17, 2009 at 7:49 AM Ha ha! You are an awesome story teller with quite the sense of humor! Laughed at loud at the last two lines!!! I might do a lot for chocolate, but I am with you on this one! Love, Shar