Earl Schumacker Poet Didactic

Potato

Potato – (almost didactic)


Let your potato grow
Water it monthly in Earth like soil     
Become one with the potato
Keep it out of the reach of children

Become two potatoes if you must 
Multiply them by ten then subtract 
Watch TV with dip and chips
Become a couch potato
Sit
                                                                   
Protect spuds from direct sun light
Cradle them in the land of humanity
Dry them one by one
Bury them underground with trust

Make potatoes stay in one place 
And not another
Rotate them frequently
Potatoes are alive
Rocks are not

Keep them in your pockets
Smother them with butter

Make your potatoes baked, boiled or fried
Lead them not into oil
Lead them not into temptation
Bring your potatoes to church 
Don’t expect them to pray
They will not

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Darlene De Beaulieu November 7, 2021 at 11:44 AM Hello Earl Schumacker, you used your imagination well. It is nice to meet you. Enjoy your day my friend. Earl Schumacker November 10, 2021 at 12:46 AM Hi Darlene, Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it. I just revised it as it did not seem to be complete. Sometimes I have to rotate the crops to keep them honest. (especially the taters.) Have a wonderful day, Earl