Weight over seven thousand pounds.
We have seen thee, queen of cheese,
Lying quietly at your ease,
Gently fanned by evening breeze,
Thy fair form no flies dare seize.
All gaily dressed soon you’ll go
To the great Provincial show,
To be admired by many a beau
In the city of Toronto.
Cows numerous as a swarm of bees,
Or as the leaves upon the trees,
It did require to make thee please,
And stand unrivalled, queen of cheese.
May you not receive a scar as
We have heard that Mr. Harris
Intends to send you off as far as
The great world’s show at Paris.
Of the youth beware of these,
For some of them might rudely squeeze
And bite your cheek, then songs or glees
We could not sing, oh! queen of cheese.
We’rt thou suspended from balloon,
You’d cast a shade even at noon,
Folks would think it was the moon
About to fall and crush them soon.
by JAMES MCINTYRE (1828-1906)
Public Domain Poetry
Cheese is good.
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I’d eat it for breakfast, lunch and tea if it weren’t for the likelihood of getting clogged arteries… 😦
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That’s why you should drink beer with it. To clean out the arteries.
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Now there’s a combo that had never occurred to me! 😛
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Haha.
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I may not be a cheese person but i enjoy this alot 💕
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Yes, it was a lot of fun! 😁
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Tony,
That’s a lot of cheese! (Wallace would be in heaven). Please tell me you know that reference?
Thanks,
Gary
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Ahhh… ‘Wallace & Gromit’. Such happy times viewing that show! 😉
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I have that theme song on my head now.
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I love this lovely piece!
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So do we. We simply had to share it! Glad you loved it too!
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You are very welcome!
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Thank you for this. I’m in cheese denial at the moment.
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Are you not allowed to have it? 😦
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I’m addicted to cheese. I;m on a keto diet, Cheese is fine. But I can’t keep that boring word ‘moderation’. And cheese is calorie-laden.
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Ah, I see. Makes sense.
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I used to think, since cheese is a staple on keto that I could eat it to any and all extents. Yea. No.
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A shame really. I’m a total sucker for cheese.
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Hush. Don’t encourage me. Haven’t touched it for a month. Sitting in my fridge, gearing up to go for a hike…. it’s strong enough!
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I like the poetries
Of Tati’s & Tony’s
Say, CHEESE!!
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CHEESE! 😁
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Maketh thou the cheese at hand.
The lunar winds blow it as sand.
A triumphant march is played by the band.
As the cheese lays molds lay gently fanned.
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It’s always the moulds that win in the end. 😛
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I see Toronto got an honorary mention, and we all love cheese. 😁
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And Paris too! Would love to go to Paris some day. But not to eat cheese. 😛
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I would love to go to Paris too but I would like to try their cheese and wine of course. 😁
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I think I would too, to be honest. Just their food in general!
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Any food in Paris would taste awesome. 😊💕
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