Baloney and Ritz



artisan bread sliced
I baked on a stone
in a oven medium
on a warm summer day

placed on a stoneware platter white
on a table of butcher block
with the condiments I’d need
to prepare my noon feast

from the deli bought
baloney fresh as can be
on a platter laid out
slices fresh and round

to complement these
from the grocery I got
a tin of bright red
with Ritz crackers filled

with a butter knife spread
mayo pure and white
mustard nice and brown
tart as I like

round slices I did spread
upon the white bread
and covered them all
with crackers mirroring them

rebellion did raise
it’s little ugly head
and swiss slices square
on them I did spread

a second bread slice
to top it all off
to complete my noon feast
now ready to eat



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Written on November 21, 2021

Submitted by wakofoed on November 21, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX AXXB CXXX XCDX DAXX DDXX XDXD XXBX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 757
Words 153
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

William A. Kofoed

William A. Kofoed was born in Logan Utah. He now lives in Magna Utah. He was a member of Mormon Youth Chorus and the Jay Welch Chorale. He is a published photographer. He started writing poetry in high school and he has been published in Poetry Quarterly, Utah Life and The Route 7 Review. more…

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