A lady way beyond her prime <br />used all her energy and time <br />attempting to conceal her age <br />by dieting and subterfuge. <br /> <br />Her Friends said, ”Dear, you’re an example <br />to us all, with busts too ample! ” <br />and Lizzie (for that was her name) <br />enjoyed their flattery – but just the same <br />she could not find a loving mate - <br />the answer lay in what she ate <br />(which was, I fear to say, not much: <br />meals with her were always such <br />a sad occasion – Liz would blanch <br />at offers of a decent lunch.) <br /> <br />One day Miss Lizzie met a man <br />as round as Punch, who laughed and sang <br />and swept her off her tiny feet <br />and cooked, and made her want to eat. <br /> <br />And now Liz is so round and jolly <br />she looks back at her past as folly <br />for surely it’s a better thing <br />to eat and love, not dieting! <br /> <br />Moral: Food is the food of love.<br /><br />Janice Windle<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/stuff-and-nonsense-cautionary-tale-the-story-of-lizzie-who-gave-up-dieting-and-found-love/
