Rondeau
by Michael Grant Smith
My tuna salad is the best,
beyond compare to all the rest.
Choice albacore must hold the key:
the princely fish that rules the sea,
surpassing the most stringent test.
Mayonnaise, the first request;
fresh lemon juice imparts its zest,
ground pepper, parsley, celery:
My tuna salad.
Black olives and white raisins, lest
a boring dish offend the guest.
Add fine-chopped nuts, whose use is free,
combining flavors skillfully.
The gourmand anxious to digest
My tuna salad.