Little Miss Muffet

When Little Miss Muffet 
first visited buffets,
she’d choose simple entrees,
cottage cheese

Until one day in line
a grand gourmand spied her.
He advised some cider
and egg foo young.

Now I'm the frightened one;
ev'ry night of the week
new gourmet food they seek.
They're off the grid. 

Heard they ran away to 
far-off Cambodia
where fried tarantula
are tasty treats.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Krutsinger Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 10:47 AM
Fried tarantulas, really? Oh, my! Loved this one.
Poteet Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 11:10 PM
thanks, Caren. quite a switch from curds and whey to spiders. I found the article on fried tarantulas and couldn't resist tying it in to Little Miss Muffet.
Allison Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 8:25 AM
You served up a tasty treat apart from the spiders lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Poteet Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 11:12 PM
thanks, Jan. glad for the read and remark. New form (to me) called the abhanga, 6,6,6,4 with x, a,a, y rhyme. Indian in origin as in Asia.
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