Magic Aussie Carrots

A farmer met a wizard who was wearing odd regalia
The wizard gave him seed of magic carrots from Australia
You sow them just like normal but they all grow upside down
The leaves will grow like roots, the carrots stick out of the ground

The farmer dug and rotavated, levelled off the soil
He was super motivated, those seeds mustn’t spoil
He worked so hard, that shovel he was pushing and a shoving
When he was done his back was bad and now he’s good for nothing

Those magic carrots, upside down, all turned out to be beauties
But poor old farmer’s stuck indoors on lightweight household duties
He’s standing in the kitchen where he’s washing pans and pots
His wife is in the carrot field and smiling as she squats

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Lindsay Laurie

June 8, 2021 at 5:42 PM

Hello Terry … I once picked carrots for a fortnight. It’s the most back breaking work I ever did, but I never saw any growing upside down - got a real belly chuckle with your poem and the photo too Terry - Lindsay

Terry Flood

June 9, 2021 at 12:33 AM

Hi Lindsay, glad you enjoyed this. I do wonder whether other parts of the world consider Australia to be upside down, or indeed, if Australians consider the UK to be upside down. Maybe I’m just a flaming galah. Terry

L Milton Hankins

April 28, 2021 at 7:56 PM

Very funny, my friend! I always wonder where ideas like this originate. Well-written, too, with interesting rhymes.

Terry Flood

April 29, 2021 at 11:54 AM

Thanks Milt. Sometimes I do wonder where in my own head some of this stuff loiters, my guess is something pricks your subconscious and the ball just kinda starts rolling. Cheers, Terry