The Supper Party
The hostess lays a cloth down on the long dark table
Red gingham,...Bistro... 1940’s..
..Bons Tons Roulet
The hostess likes her decor a la France
The Alsace Pitcher ... Peonies and Sage
Serviettes with silver rings... Le Baux
The London night sinks down beneath the window pane
A gentle rain...the candelabra glows.
The guests arrive at eight..quite swagger smart and bright
They are the gifted ones..achievers , polished finger tips
Michel Germain ..Dior J’Adore and Jimmy Choo
All waft into the air...Marcia ...so cool tonight
Five photos up on Path
Around the table we all sit...soft lights ,
The happy clink of glass ...the look
The smile of teeth..
The onion soup begins there are
Four tags to Facebook
tweets galore... six pics to instagram and more...
Warm camembert..wild mushroom fricassee
The bread is oven warm
(Two Tweets with pics
Two FaceBook tags ..F oursquare check-in
Commence my friends ..begin..before the bread is cold
The Chablis glasses are refilled.
On blue and white...
....the Fish course comes.
Sole Meuniere
.......Lemon dill beurre blanc rubbed in the silver skin
It’s flicked to flickr before a taste of petite pois with mint
Has reached the Chanel lips
Four tweets about the curtain silks..
The salad bowl from Africa is round and full
Of coloured leafs.. beets and nuts
Cezanne d’accord Vuillard... Renoir
Must send it to my friends... Tweet Tweet
And as the gateau choco..laa is served
The world will know what we’er about to eat.
Kristine Byrne 24th Oct 2012