"Why Apple Pie"

So much talk of poetry in posts and comments by the Guilderland crowd. I'm not much for poetry myself, and the only one I specifically remember memorizing in school is the "Cremation of Sam McGee".

I am an enormous fan of a good book though, and recently re-read my absolute favorite, The Brothers K by David James Duncan, for the third time in the last few years. If you haven't read it, go read it now. All this poetry talk made me think of the Lewis Carroll parody poem that Kincaid writes for English class.

Why Apple Pie

Sometimes when people ask me why
I am so fond of apple pie
I make myself stand up and grin
(depending on the mood I'm in).

I stand and grin from ear to ear
then do a thing that's rather queer:
I stand there grinning like a ghoul,
then down my chin I drip some drool!

I DRIP SOME DROOL!
I START TO DANCE!
I STICK MY FINGERS
IN MY PANTS!

But seldom are my friends so nice
As to ask why I like pie twice.