I was to play Claudius the king

A National star the errant Dane,

Film star to be, and no plain Jane

My Queen. This fine Shakespearean fling

I turned down – wonders never cease – 

For some unknown, new rough-hewn piece

But in that play I met my Fate,

My happiness, my joy, my wife

My love. Strange choices govern life. 

I chose well. Now at this late date

We contemplate how hunger sure

Was satisfied in Plat du Jour.