Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Vegetable Verses



VEGETABLE VERSES


Vegetable flan and vegetable pie;
Everybody likes them! So do I!
Full of vim and full of vigour,
Full of vitality to make us bigger.
Vegetable omelet, vegetable stew;
Everybody likes them! So do you!
Full of value! Full of variety!
Just what we need in our society.

Vegetables mashed and vegetables sliced;
Vegetables chopped and vegetables diced;
Vegetables cooked and vegetables raw...... 
Though not very easy to sip through a straw!
Vegetable lunch and vegetable tea;
Chock-full of vitamins ABC!
Buy some from the vegetable man
In his very nice vehicle, the vegetable van.

Vegetable this and vegetable that.
Drive your vehicle on vegetable fat!
Bio-fuels of various persuasions
May prevent fossil-fuel contagions.
Vegetable mixtures, of various varieties
Might yet save our guzzling societies.
Verdant green is the colour of choice
So to 'Vegetables! Vegetables!  Raise your voice!

19 comments:

Rune Eide said...

I think I'll have a carrot... ;-)

Richard Lawry said...

A veritable vegetable venue. Made me think of the song "Vegetables" by the Beach Boys.

I'm gonna be round my vegetables
I'm gonna chow down my vegetables
I love you most of all
My favorite vege-table

If you brought a big brown bag of them home
I'd jump up and down and hope you'd toss me a carrot

I'm gonna eat my, my vegetables
im gonna love my, my vegetables
I love you most of all
My favorite vege-table

I tried to kick the ball but my tenny flew right off
I'm red as a beet 'cause I'm so embarassed

Sleep a lot eat a lot brush em like crazy
Run a lot do a lot never be lazy
Sleep a lot eat a lot brush em like crazy
Run a lot do a lot never be lazy

I throw away my candy bar and I ate the wrapper
And when they told me what I did I burst into laughter

I know that you'll feel better
When you send us in
Your letter an'
Tell us the name of your
Your favorite vege-table

An Arkie's Musings

anthonynorth said...

I think I'm rare. I love vegetables. And I loved that poem, too!

Unknown said...

This put me in the mood for some vegetables : )

kayleen said...

neat v is for... post. thanks for sharing

Jane Hards Photography said...

You really do just make me laugh, and some days that is exactly what I need.

Leslie: said...

I like this one very very much! A good little poem for little children. :D

Anonymous said...

i will teach this poem to my baby when she's older so she will enjoy her veggies more!

btw, mine is here: http://seasons.pinoyvibes.net/2008/12/17/v-is-for-vow/. hope you can visit too!

happy wednesday!

spacedlaw said...

I love vegetables! Thanks for the poem (and for a great V).

Reader Wil said...

How do you do it?? One verse after the other; they seem roll out of your computer without any problem. They are very amusing and full of wisdom too. I like the green advise in the last verse!

Gerald (Ackworth born) said...

that does it - I'm shutting the computer down and going off to make lunch!

Elizabeth said...

Such fun!
Give me one
a carrot or a brussel sprout
so lovely that
I'll just shout out
this is what eating's all about

(apologies!)

Rose said...

A clever poem, and I like Richie's Beach Boys song as well. I fixed vegetable soup for supper last night:)

Anonymous said...

Mmmm! I LOVE vegetables! I havr been known to walk out of a restaurant if the veg selection isn't up to par!

me said...

cool poem! still won't get mine to eat theirs, but maybe one day ;)

kater :) said...

thats a whole lotta v's! i loVe it! thanks for sharing...

Powell River Books said...

It's hard to take the teacher our of us isn't it. Thanks to the visit to see my very white day. -- Margy

Dragonstar said...

That's such fun! Thank you - ABC Team.

Kat said...

That sounded a clarion call... to love vegetables and also go GREEN. Great.