On YouTube I enjoy watching episodes of Hercule Poirot,
a detective of great repute, at least to his 'little grey cells',
a bowl of buttered popcorn in hand for my evening snack.
While popcorn may not seem quite fitting for watching
an episode of one so perfectly dapper (oysters may be preferable),
I will snack quite precisely.
A colourful cloth napkin,
in a silver napkin ring,
should keep me tidy.
I do hope that Hercule does not mind
that I eat with my fingers.
“The English they do not have cuisine,
my friend, they have only the food.”
~ Hercule Poirot speaking with Captain Hastings:
(Agatha Christie's The Yellow Iris - 1993)
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