A Poem by Jim Wolper

Québec Lamb Heart

In Québec a conference group opts for eating French.

The restaurant is hard to find.

Go left, three streets, you’ll see it.

The restaurant is small.

The menu is in French.

I help people decide.

The proprietor’s English is weak.

I ask if there’s a special for the night.

He hesitates and almost sighs.

Couer d’agneau, lamb heart, à la Bourguignon.

Only one left.

I’ll have that.

He looks sad.

Too late I see he wants it for himself.

…..

This poem is from the chapbook Misdirections by Jim Wolper (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/misdirections-by-jim-wolper/

Jim Wolper, professor, pilot, and passionate cook, lives with his wife and corgi near Portland, Oregon.