Joyce Johnson Poet Ballade

Living To Serve

Your Majesty, your meal is served. 
May it fit your royal taste.
Only the best for you reserved,
Sweet milk with wine is laced.
Please make your judgment not in haste,
Dear Sir I plead with you.
This dish before you humbly placed,
I offer sav'ry stew.
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Only the best you have deserved.
May it be not a waste.
You are so slim and nicely curved
It adds not to your waist.
Your fish well cooked with a nice baste
Fine flavors coming through.
In finest china it’s encased.
I offer sav'ry stew.

I’ve sought the best with zeal unswerved.
To markets I have raced.
Your every fancy I’ve observed
Ensuring fare be chaste.
For rarest dainties I have chased.
My liege deserves his due.
Delightful delicates I’ve traced.
I offer sav'ry stew.

For you my feline prince I’ve faced
More worries than you knew
That your fine taste be not debased.
I offer sav'ry stew.



For Ballade contest

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Ryan Wegenast February 28, 2011 at 5:36 PM Sounds better than "Fancy Feast" lucky cat. Great write!

Elaine George February 25, 2011 at 9:14 AM Brilliant!!!!!! Number one on my list, Joyce. Lainie

Kash Poet February 23, 2011 at 3:54 PM Love it Joyce !Very cute poem and a great entry into the contest---kashinath

Constance La France February 22, 2011 at 8:38 PM I love this Joyce, and not just because I have the most pickest of felines, called Pearl Cat, who is also eating on fine china, and sneaking sips of my tea, but it is just absolutely delightful, a sure winner~~ and thanks so much for my placement in your contest, I am very honoured~~

Carolyn Devonshire February 22, 2011 at 12:05 PM Oh, this is so cute, Joyce. Our feline friends do love to be pampered and they are quite finicky about what they will eat. Love this poem -- goes to my favorites. Wishing you huge success in Catie's contest! Love, Carolyn

Sara Kendrick February 21, 2011 at 3:45 PM Enjoyed the surprise ending..Great topic and excellent presentation..Thanks for stopping by and letting me know that I placed in a contest..Sara

Robert Pettit February 20, 2011 at 5:42 PM I used to work in a supermarket, and I was amazed at the enormous selection of canned food for cats. You have quite a write here. It's not easy to write a good ballade poem. Thanks also for catching that small error in my submission. You have a keen eye.

Judy Konos February 20, 2011 at 4:26 PM At last, we have found Prince Charming, his kingdom for a sav'ry stew! Best wishes for the Ballade contest. You definently have won the cook off contest... with sav'ry stew....Thank You

Dr.Ram Mehta February 20, 2011 at 3:12 PM Have never attempted this form, will look into it, Joyce.

Andrea Dietrich February 20, 2011 at 2:14 PM wowowowoww, THIS is GOOD, Joyce. How wonderful. You took it a funny way. After I studied it out I realized humor would be the only way to approach a poetry that needs to be addressed to a prince. This one had better do well!!

Deb Wilson February 20, 2011 at 1:59 PM ahh..such a sweet one this is..I don't know that I can write in this form .you did so well!"feline prince" cool surprize ending! love,Deb