Getting Rid of Food

I was a casserole bride Everything I made was A casserole, out of Left-overs, other foods I could not stand To get rid of food, To waste it. Today I am A bit more thoughtful Knowing the raccoons And the feral cats Are waiting for Something wonderful To land in the dumpster Has helped me release My need to eat it all I throw a lot of bread And crackers out now too, For the birds. And I dump old carrots and Dried up pieces of celery in The yard for the deer And the bunnies. The neighbor thinks we have Bobcats now Because she Said “all of the bunnies Have left. I do not dare tell Her that I have Lured them all To my yard, for Fear she will Demand them Back.