Is it a Deal?

Yes, I’d love an at home chef

catering to my culinary whims

I have a few wishes and needs 

Mix the recipes up.I don’t want

to eat stew every Wednesday

and fish every Friday and I 

don”t want vegetables that

spend their life being steamed 

until they lose all their vigor

Please not too much butter.

I’m watching my weight

I love cumin and coriander,

parsley and basil but no salt,

perhaps a sprinkle will do

Try out some exotic fare 

 from far flung places, I like

adventurous  eating but I don’t

desire reptiles or wild boar—

an asp or two in sauce might do

 Cheese, yes I love frommage

and crackers— crispy please 

In return I will spend a day

reading philosophy and theology—

 fashioning an apt spirit filled

and rational  thank you—

if you’re open

to this deal

April Poem A Day

Prompt: A deal