Palates Entertained

Cecilia liked to cook
Almost as much
As I like to eat,
And was damn
Good at it too.
Being Filipina,
She managed to have rice,
In one form or another
Almost every meal,
But the meals
Were never boring.
She was able
To concoct hundreds
Of flavorful combinations
To complement the rice.
By incorporating
Elements of Filipino,
Thai, Chinese
Malay, Indian, Spanish
And American cuisine,
She kept our palates
Fully entertained.
Ever since then,
It has been a dream of mine
To someday open
An international restaurant
That specializes in rice dishes.
There will be rice
Of every type imaginable,
Noodles and casseroles
Sauces from every corner of the planet,
Rice cereals and deserts
And even wine
Made from rice.
The finest recipes
Collected from
All over the world
Will be offered.
I haven’t gone totally crazy,
Because I know how much
Work operating a restaurant is,
And the kind of hours involved,
Besides, I am a lousy cook.
But when I do open
That restaurant,
I’ll have somebody else
Manage all those things.
I’ll just go there
To let my taste buds
Do the traveling.