Michael Edwards

WHY DO THEY DO IT?

 

 

WHY DO THEY DO IT?

 

Why cannot restaurants serve food on the plate ?

You know what I mean

it’s something you’ve seen

it’s a silly practice I always berate.

 

Chips served on end in a pail-like container

make me want to shout

oh please turn them out

but I’ve never been much of a complainer.

 

Peas presented in a porcelain jug

so you need a spoon

or else they’d be strewn

over table, other diners, your lap and the rug.

 

A steaming hot pie in a burning hot pot

oh how I wish

they would simply dish

it straight on the plate so why do they not?

 

A sheet of newspaper underneath your fried fish

is something I fear’s

quite a daft idea

which certainly doesn’t enhance the dish.

 

Trying to be clever? Is that why they do it:

trying to be arty ?

perhaps a bit farty ?

so someone please tell me: Why do they pursue it?