Sunday, February 20, 2011

Shakespeare Re-Imagined

Miss Julianne loved her man                                                
He was her one and only                                                     
Though Roman was his real first name                                  
His Julie called him Romy                                                     

On Valentine's Day for a special treat                                    
Romy took her out                                                                
To their favorite place down the street                                   
Called the "Twist and Shout"                                                 

Romy wore his shark-skin suit                                                 
Julie wore her sable                                                                 
After Romy slipped the waiter a 5                                            
He gave them a table                                                               

Julie looked the menu over                                                       
And then began to order                                                           
Two soups, three steaks, a lobster tail                                       
And then she just got bolder                                                      

Her finger flew down every page                                              
A sight not for the faint-hearted                                                  
Romy gulped and turned quite pale                                             
But Julie was just getting started                                                  

Asparagus, stewed prunes and rice                                              
Pork chops and artichoke hearts                                                  
She ordered everything twice                                                       
And then came the dessert carts

Cheesecake, spice cake, cookies and pie
She ordered with abandon
Romy sat and started to cry
His face was ashen and then some

Then she was done, nothing was left
Although she searched ever harder
When the waiter looked at Romy at last
He said, "I'll just have water"

It took twelve waiters to bring it in
It was an amazing sight
Julie nibbled a cracker and said,
"I couldn't eat another bite"

The waiter stood tapping his foot
Romy wanted to vomit
The bill presented was three feet long
The total was astronomic!

Romy took his wallet out
His hand not quite still
Two fives, two tens, fourteen ones
And a copy of his will

So off to the kitchen they both went
Washing dishes to pay their debt
Because it was Valentine's Day
And Romy owed what Julie e't