Cooks Lament

A letter of complaint arrived to spoil the school cook's day.
‘He doesn't eat the food you cook he throws it all away.
He says the mash has lumps in it and food is never hot.
He either has too much of it or hasn't got a lot'.
‘I've talked to other mothers and they agree with me
Dinners have all gone downhill as we can plainly see'

The cook was really quite dismayed her work was so reviled.
She'd worked so very hard that term with menus she'd compiled.
Some want it with jam on and some will not eat meat.
Some eat only light green leaves and some must not have wheat.
Some will eat just anything while others turn their nose
Declaring 'it's not fit to eat' (or so they still suppose)


At least two choices every day with salad there for all
Are served to our poor children within the dinner hall.
You can tell a cook who's brilliant when staff all eat the food
For they all bring their own packed lunch if servings are no good.
So why not have a lunch with us and come and take a look
Before you tell us 'foods no good' and shoot the blooming cook!

R. Greenland & G. Norton