One Single Dish, One Single Pea - Dr Seuss Contest Inspired

One single dish with one single pea The sign on the door said, Come one and come all We welcome the short and we welcome the tall From the east or the west or some place in between Whether yellow or red or a shade of mint green The fickle, the faint, the fun and the few The old and the young and the very brand new Our menu, you see offers many things sweet Or as some prefer mashed potatoes and meat There’s no better place to make thin people fat And then it was signed by, The Cat in the Hat Well, being quite fat I just went on my way I took a few steps when I heard someone say “Hey friend, where you going we’ve got plenty to eat Come on, what’s the hurry I have saved you a seat” “I couldn’t”, I answered this strange looking cat “I need to lose weight as you see I’m quite fat” Then he whispered a secret, “Please do come on in I’ve a special dish that makes fat people thin” Now how could that be, I thought, this can’t be true Was this really something this strange cat could do So inside I went and sat down in a seat Just waiting to see what he’d bring me to eat As I looked around what my eyes they did spy Everybody was fat, every plate piled high I watched as they swallowed their meals with such ease French fried bananas with chocolate sauce cheese Peppermint meat loaf and brussel sprout cream Beets made of frosting that taste tangerine Asparagus waffles that looked like a s’more They ate and they ate and they ate so much more Pineapple pasta with butterscotch stew Macaroon meatballs, sautéed honeydew Graham cracker nachos, vanilla bean dip Some Dr. Seuss juice when they needed a sip It all looked real good, so delicious the taste But what would he serve that would slim down my waist When then he appeared and all I could see Was one single dish with one single pea He said with a smile “Now eat this real slow and soon you will see that your problem will go” For hours I sat with my knife, fork and spoon Eating this pea when I looked round the room The others it seemed, what they just couldn’t hide All appeared so much fatter, they’d become extra wide Its then he returned and he said with a grin “Well, how do you feel?” I said, “I feel quite thin” “Compared to those others, how they did expand I don’t feel so big,” and then I shook his hand “Thank you my friend, you’ve made me feel great Not what I’d expect from a pea on a plate” Who knew that a pea all alone on a dish Would bring true my dreams and answer my wish He gave me a wink or something like that I’m glad I had lunch with, The Cat in the Hat Inspired by the “I Need a Cup of Seuss” poetry contest sponsored by Jerry T. Curtis (Not entered) P.S. This was all in fun and in no way was written to offend people who view themselves as overweight…myself included. : )