This was a project I did basically during the pandemic. I started writing a poem a day. Once ‘real life’ started again it got harder to write everyday, which is interesting.
I have started to edit some of these mostly the kids poetry. I think there might be enough here for a book. We shall see.
I make no claim that much of this is “good” poetry. But I do make the claim that I loved doing it and I learned something and some of it makes me cry.
In Praise of The Potato
Oh, the mighty mighty spud,
how I love you so!
Let me call you
your full name
my dear Po-ta-to.
So very very yummy
in all your varied forms —
baked or mashed
or hashed right up —
you make my belly warm!
I know you have detractors,
they spur you for your carbs.
Let’s ignore those silly folk,
their cruel warnings,
senseless barbs!
For you are The Potato!
A king! A queen! A prince!
Always there for easy eating,
a quick boil
after a rinse.
Thank you thank you Dear Potato,
for all your fleshy starch!
Should they try to ban you
to your defense
I will march!!