Ode to Chocolate

Oh, Choc-o-late.
Oh, Choc-o-late.

To taste, taste, taste you
Is to love, love, love you
And I do. Yes, I do.

inspired by Ritchie Valens and Bobby Vinton

Chocoholic's Fantasy

Had I a hundred tongues, a hundred mouths, cast-iron stomach and rock hard abs, I could not sample all the forms of chocolate, could not name all the types of ecstasy.

inspired by Virgil

Ecstasy

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were floating high, I know that is luxe chocolate.

inspired by Emily Dickinson

Hauling Capacity

"You're gonna need a bigger bag," the clerk said to the customer stuffing 50% off holiday boxes of luxe chocolate into her reusable tote.

inspired by Jaws (with props to Roy Scheider for his deadpan delivery)

Reasons to Love

How is chocolate loved? Let us count the ways:
In drops, in morsels, in squares, in spheres, in bars.
Liberated from wrappers, bags, tins, and boxes.
In cookies, pies, and cakes; as, atop, within, around, and throughout everything for breakfast, lunch, sneak snack, dinner, and dessert.

inspired by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Is Virtue Overrated?

Moderation is a virtue, happily discarded upon entering into the presence of a gifted chocolatier.

inspired by an ancient Proverb

Friendship Test

Lots of people want to dine with you in the exclusive confectionery, but what you need is someone who will bake at home with you when your bank balance is zero.

inspired by Oprah Winfrey