This is just to say

I know the man
across the road
gave you the pallet
of eggs possibly

as a thank-you gift
for being so kind
to his cat
or as a gesture

not so easily exchanged
between even men
who have known
one another for the longest

time
but I started
at two for breakfast
on that first morning

and went back
for several more
that evening and
though I knew you

were saving some
for your week-end
plans to make breakfast
in bed

for your girlfriend
I couldn't resist
polishing them off
with a speed

I believe
had you seen
you would
have marveled at