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...

Coastal BC Stories 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.