Cheap Cheeseburgers!

 My Husby and me had six kids, I love them all, it’s true,

Though life when all were still at home, was something of a zoo!

And mealtimes were a challenge, you know there was quite a price,

To feeding all those tummies something more than beans and rice!

But somehow, we succeeded and, yes, each of them was fed,

With soups and stews and roasted meats and treats and fresh-baked bread,

And as they grew, so did our bill, the cost near had us broke!

Our eldest two ate just as much as all our other folk.

One day—I don’t know how—but Husby got some coupons for

McDonald’s. Yes, the fast-food place. The kids thought they’d explore

This place they didn’t get to much, we just could not afford

Their ‘magic’ burgers, plain or ‘cheese’ that all our kids adored.

And so we went and ‘ordered up’, our kids were really keen,

And when the food arrived, t’was more than they had ever seen,

A pile of burgers, neatly wrapped, and all were fresh and hot,

Some included melted cheese and some of them did not.

I can tell you, on that day, our kids all ate their fill,

Of hamburgers and cheeseburgers…without a crazy bill!

And as they downed those tasty toasties by the bucketful,

For the first time, ever, eldest sons said they were full.

It didn’t happen often, leastways not when we were out,

That those two boys were satisfied enough to laugh and shout,

But laugh and shout, they did, and when they’d all joined in the fun…

They thanked their dad most graciously for everything he’d done.

I don’t expect a lot, I don’t. It really’s no concern,

I don’t need fancies, don’t need ‘stuff’, for nothing do I yearn,

What memory, do I have now that fills me with such joy?

That time we hit McDonald’s and, at last, I filled my boys!

Photo Credit: Karen of bakinginatornado.com

Cause Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So Karen, Charlotte, Mimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?

Next week time for some extremes!
We will all be talking 'bout our dreams!

Thinking of joining us for Poetry Monday?

We'd love to welcome you!
Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)

Cheeseburgers (September 18) Today!

Dreams (September 25)

Birthdays (October 2)

Family (October 9)

Dictionary (October 16)

Talk Shows (October 23)

Mischief (October 30)

Watermelon (November 6)

Grandma's Kitchen (November 13)

The Bus (November 20)

A Pet's Life (November 27)