Then took up the spoon, as just as fair, 
And having perhaps the better claim, 
Because it was larger, like the clothes I wear 
(Though as for those, from eating there, 
Unworn, I need'st replace them all the same). 

The silverware, that dinner, equally lay 
Beside the plate upon their back. 
Oh, I kept the fork for another day! 
Though knowing how weight leads to weight 
I doubted if I could ever put the spoon back. 

I shall be telling this with a burp 
Somewhere pounds upon pounds hence: 
Two utensils with which to slurp - 
I took the spoon, then a little twerp, 
And that has made all the difference.