Into the restaurant we walked,
Me the old Grandad,
She the young granddaughter,
As we have numerous times before.
We were taken to our table,
The menus presented in front of us.
The waiter approached,
A man of middle age,
A man of good humour.
“Kalo apogevma, Good evening “ He said,
“What would you like to drink?”
We gave him our orders,
Followed by “Thank you”
“No” he said “it is efcharisto”,
So we said “efcharisto”.
We ordered our food,
And said “efcharisto”.
The drinks came,
“Efcharisto” we said,
And he smiled as he replied
“Parakalo, you are welcome”.
The starters came,
The mains came,
And after each course we said
“Efcharisto”,
He replied “Parakalo”.
We had a beautiful meal,
A wonderful evening together
In each others company.
We got up to go
And as we left the waiter said,
“Antio sas, good bye”,
I replied “Au revoir”,
My granddaughter replied “Adios”.
I haven’t a clue what was happening,
It was all Greek to me!
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- Comment from author about the poem: My elder Granddaughter and I go out for a meal every six of seven weeks and we go to restaurants serving food from different countries. So far we have eaten Italian, Japanese, Thai, French, Nepalese, West Indian and now Greek. The others we have lined up so far are Chinese, Mexican and Spanish.
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Oh lol, good write G.
Language does not present a barrier when it comes to food .
Certainly not, I can eat in any language!
Thanks for sharing ANDY ~ Ethnic Restaurants are a wonderful experience ~ not just the food but the music ~ the waiters ~ the language ~ the ambiance ~ the wine etc. Eating in an Authentic Greek Restaurant is much cheaper than having to fly to Athens ! We use the word EUCHARIST to describe the Communion Service (We Evangelicals call it The Breaking of Bread or the Lord's Table). The Communion Service is a Thanksgiving service to thank God for his Gift of Salvation ~ through the death of His Son Jesus on the Cross. The word EUCHARIST is derived from the Greek word EFCHARISTO meaning (as you now know) THANK YOU ! The Greeks always have a word for it ~ AMEN ~ BRIAN
Thanks Brian, I did not know about the derivation of Eucharist but I do now, thank you.
What a wonderful gift you are giving your granddaughter, Goldfinch! She will carry the memory of these outings with her the rest of her life, no doubt.
As will I, we get on very well together and thoroughly enjoy these evenings. Thank you.
I love the beautiful simplicity of the narrative describing cherished memories and the humor.
Memories and humour are so very important. Thank you Augustus.
Wonderful poem
Love it..
Thank you PH, most kind.
Reminds me of our apartment in Cyprus - so hospitable in the country restaurants although they can be a bit sourpuss in the towns.
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