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.