Lilacs

 Couldn't face making breakfast this morning so bopped down to the village coffee shop and ordered a latte.  The shop had some delectable looking offerings on their shelf next to the cash register.   I asked the barista what she would recommend.  "My personal favorite is the cheesecake but the fruit Danish is very popular."  That's how my breakfast became a slice of cheesecake and a strawberry Danish.  Not the best but not bad.   Tomorrow I should be in the mood for cooking again.

I also picked up audio books that came in for me at the library.  I tried to explain the one I was most excited about to Librarian Trevor.  "It's Shakespeare's sonnets read by ..."   Suddenly couldn't remember the actor's name except that he was a Star Trek captain.  "...Captain Kirk."  The sonnets are actually read by Patrick Stewart who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek franchise.  He's an actor w/ a mellow, liquid, and controlled voice perfect for Shakespeare.  When I considered what poetry would sound like if read by William Shatner (a/k/a Captain Janes Kirk) I started to laugh.   His staccato enunciation, frequent pauses and then rushed  way of talking would make the sonnets sound more like a political speech.

Tick count 14.