Classics

Short and plain and round,

From Lidl and hardly more than a pound,

These biscuits claim to be a classic

But seem actually quite basic.

Eat too many and you’ll end up a fatty,

Not svelte like the chassis

Of a slim-line Bugatti

Or those other Italian sports car classics.

Nor slender like Margot Fonteyn,

Pirouetting round again and again,

Her audience deep in a trance

As she performs her classic Russian dance.

On his round, Aristotle

Drank one too many a bottle,

And Plato downed a short

As they discussed their classic thought.

Homer and Virgil chomp their lunchtime sandwiches

And chew on the complexity of classic languages

While we strain and struggle to rhyme

Asking, ‘Will our poems stand the test of time?’

We may wonder what their fate is.

Probably, we guess, not quite classic status. 

Biscuit:  Classic Shortbread Rounds
Taste test: 9 out of 10
Cost: From Lidl in Totton, hardly more than a pound!