Lobster mornay with a white wine reduction
Mango souffle in a pie-like construction
Sashimi, sushi, and lime-basted chook
These are a few things my wife cannot cook

Beef teriyaki and pineapple strudels
Sweet cherry duck with stir-fried udon noodles
Raspberry mousse in a wine marinade
These are a few things my wife’s never made

Pancetta pasta and stuffed cannelloni
Ham enchiladas and mushroom risoni
Panko-crumbed cheddar and cider-braised grouse
I have not ever been served by my spouse

When we’re eating
in the evening
on a winter’s night
A steaming pot roast or a kung pao sichuan
I will not get from…
my wife

Mussels in cream and squab breast ravioli
Nachos Supreme with cold-pressed guacamole
Fairies and elves and strife-free Palestine
I am more likely to see in my time

One time she tried to cook codfish in jelly
Frypan boiled dry and my god was it smelly!
When she baked pizza the box caught on fire
Pleasures my tastebuds will never acquire

Even if one day she tried to surprise us
First she would have to get by our devices
If my wife tried to cook duck bourguignon
Oven be like: “what the f***’s goin’ on!!”

Though she isn’t
so proficient
with a kitchen knife
I simply remember my favourite things
And one of them is…
my wife