DEEP FRIARS

As Friar John said to Friar Paul,
"Fetch that chicken down off the wall."

"Oh joy," exclaimed Paul, as the bird he plucked,
"Look at these feathers, look at our luck!"

Before the bird could be fried in fat,
The Friars removed their skullcap hats.

Though John and Paul - siring no heirs - were hardly wild,
their favorite French cookbook was penned by a Child!
© BILL BLAIR 2013