The Men in White
Phalanges play pianissimo,
Metacarpals just wave "hello".
Like a bulge on an old inner tube,
That ganglion really needs to go.
"Keep the hand elevated higher than your heart!"
Reminds the kindly Orthopedic Surgeon:
"Is the pain significant?
Want some Tylenol with codeine?
It might aid in your recuperation
If your fingers still tingle.
Commit to memory that
Like a soothing melody
The tenderness will ritardando."
Deep in back of the kitchen,
Suds and hot water wait,
For the pots and pans forte,
A figure in tall paper hat,
Waits outside the dining room,
The towering Chef commands,
Looking down the Hot Foods line,
And finds the Saucier on the job.
"Use a Cheesecloth to strain the veloute.
The chinois simply will not do!"
Soon plates are going out by the dozens,
While the pots and pans starts their banging,
A regular concert of percussions,
And the night was just begun.
A Pots and Pans Forte!
Phalanges play pianissimo,
Metacarpals just wave "hello".
"Keep the hand elevated higher than your heart!"
Reminds the kindly Orthopedic Surgeon.
"Use a Cheesecloth to strain the veloute"
The towering Chef commands
"The chinois simply will not do!"
Like a bulge on an old inner tube
"That ganglion really needs to go
Isn’t the pain significant?"
Like a pots and pans forte.
Recuperation takes time.
"Try some pasta with béchamel."
"Do you feel tingling in the fingers?
In the end the tenderness will ritardando."
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