The Rise and Fall of the Chocolate Cookie

Where have all the flowers gone?

They have given way to change,

That inevitable drive to whatever comes next.

So too our brilliant sojourn with the Chocolate Cookie.

I remember when we braved the call.

After more than a year of fidelity,

We crossed swards, and opted for a single cookie.

Those were the days!

Bravely we relinquished our standard,

Practiced more than 3 days a week.

After 1,487 coffee and cookie mornings

We succumbed to the trumpets call for moderation.

Sadly we have broken our unspoken vow.

Those who have served us so well are greatly troubled.

“Fruit cups!, you have deserted your religious tradition,

In search of a still lower caloric count. Is nothing sacred?”