Milton

There was a poet named Milton
Who never slept in a Hilton
But Paris he knew
And Cambridgeshire, too,
Which is where he bought his Stilton*

* Stilton is an English cheese sans Marmite
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Kiser Avatar
May 30, 2022 at 1:54 PM
Clever penning Rico; enjoyed this one.
Krutsinger Avatar
May 25, 2022 at 8:03 AM
I was thinking of a different Milton.
Anaya Avatar
May 24, 2022 at 9:35 AM
Great Tribute to a great poet John Milton! One in a million to figure this one out!
Leffanta Avatar
May 24, 2022 at 10:20 AM
You didn't think it was a bit cheesy? Aloha!
Sands Avatar
May 24, 2022 at 9:24 AM
Good one Rico! I hope you have a great day :)
Leffanta Avatar
May 24, 2022 at 10:20 AM
Mahalo! Aloha!
Marcum Wong Avatar
May 24, 2022 at 2:56 AM
How clever you are Rico. Loved this one! It is good to be back reading poetry again. Blessings xxoo
Leffanta Avatar
May 24, 2022 at 10:19 AM
Mahalo, Connie! Happy to know you have recovered! Please stay safe this Memorial Day weekend! Aloha!
George Avatar
May 23, 2022 at 9:57 PM
Please make it in the present tense....."there is a poet named Milton'. He is very much there....on full screen of Poetry Soup site...
Anaya Avatar
May 24, 2022 at 9:37 AM
John Milton, Valsa, thus the past tense.
Hankins Avatar
May 23, 2022 at 7:26 PM
Hilarious! When I saw the title under New Poems, I thought, OMG, another poem about me! I was being self-absorbed, I suppose. Glad to see it's not!!!!
Leffanta Avatar
May 24, 2022 at 10:18 AM
"was" being past-tense whereas you are an English-language poet Milton namesake . . . Aloha!
Allison Avatar
May 23, 2022 at 1:51 PM
fab tribute to Milton , got to say I love stilton and Marmite too lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Cunningham Avatar
May 24, 2022 at 12:30 AM
We're marmitans Rico, there is no other spread that binds us.
Leffanta Avatar
May 23, 2022 at 7:03 PM
Together??? I suspect Tom is on his way to your house! Aloha!
Bauer Avatar
May 23, 2022 at 12:30 PM
Ha! Love when you bring some Soupers into your poem, Rico! (Hope I got that right…)
Leffanta Avatar
May 23, 2022 at 7:03 PM
"Paradise Lost" poet John Milton (1608-1674) disliked Cambridge but loved its cheese. He became fluent in Italian so he could extol Italian cheese! John was thinking, "cheese" 200-years before the camera was invented! Aloha!
Cunningham Avatar
May 23, 2022 at 12:20 PM
Lol you're a hoot Rico. Tom
Leffanta Avatar
May 23, 2022 at 2:44 PM
What a surprise! I thought Marmite Man would respond, "Paradise Lost, indeed!" Aloha!
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