Cooking Dinner

It is not in the cooking,
It is the deciding what to cook.
There are considerations,
What vegetables are starting to fail the bend test.
What leftovers are cluttering the fridge.
The most challenging is the defrosting.
Microwave free, chops, steak, mince and sausages,
All need time to defrost.
Up to a whole day.
Then there is the issue of bread.
Has some been baked?
Is there a loaf hiding in the freezer?
Yoghourt too, requires a whole day to ferment.
Today the issue is eggs.
Approaching the Winter solstice.
Only super bantam is laying her daily egg.
Not enough for a batch of ham or Tofu, burgers.
A trip to town to buy twenty kilos of chook feed,
And one carton of free range eggs.