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“The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” G K Chesterton
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The challenge is to tell a tale
That makes one long for Wensleydale,
Or maybe pen a line or two
That calls for Brie or Shropshire Blue.
Of course it never should be said
That there’s no place for Leicester, Red.
And could you ever be so silly
Not to try a good Caerphilly?
Was ever soul so lost or deader
That would ignore the claims of Cheddar?
The land of Shakespeare, Blake and Milton
Is famed for Lancashire and Stilton.
Perhaps it’s once more time to foster
A taste for good old Double Gloucester.
It surely would be far from fair
To spurn a piece of Camembert.
Or will you go for something rarer
Like Trappista or Graviera?
Some folk say you can’t do better
Than Mozzarella, Yarg or Feta.
Can I hear you shouting louder
For Emmental, Edam or Gouda?
Or are you only merely thinking
Bishops should be eaten Stinking?
One only hopes that lines like these
Have made you want to eat some cheese.
I love it! Perhaps the fact I’ve yet to have breakfast adds an extra zest to my reading 🙂 I’m about to embark on some Cretan Graviera (which tastes very like a good Gruyere – are they in fact the same style?). The only cheese I haven’t knowingly tried from your poem is Yarg 🙂
To be honest, graviera is the only one on that list that I don’t know – I just chose the name for the rhyme!
Well I’ve analysed the packaging and determined that my Graviera contains ewe’s milk, so despite the similarity in names it is substantially different from Gruyère! Do try some if you ever get the chance 🙂
Superb subtle satire and fantastic rhyming and flow. This made me smile.
Very creative! Too bad I can’t eat cheese since it’s not good for ezcema.
A most enjoyable verse!
When I saw the title of the post I couldn’t help thinking Wallace and Gromit. Cheese 🙂
Awesome!
Cool
Wow, I can’t put a word on it. Thanks for sharing this one!
Wow nice one Sir..?