This jigsaw puzzle’s numerous and hard.
I thought I’d quit it if it took me days,
but now I’m hooked in table-covered craze.

My daughter sent it like a New Year’s card.
She bought one for herself and distance-plays.
This jigsaw puzzle’s numerous and hard;
I thought I’d quit it if it took me days.

I need the light that pours in from the yard
to pick out faces and distinguish grays.
I miss my table but the project stays!
This jigsaw puzzle’s numerous and hard.
I thought I’d quit it if it took me days,
but now I’m hooked in table-covered craze.

(English Madrigal)