The Folly of Eating Green Eggs and Ham
By Elton Camp
Sam much too intently does insist
Green eggs and ham not be missed
I don’t like them isn’t good enough
Sam persistently promotes the stuff
He is very much like a telemarketer
When lack of interest is made clear
Changes of location he does suggest
The person’s resolve to slyly test
Dining companions does propose
The answer’s the same with those
Bold persistence wears him down
The eater finally comes around
“I like them after all,” he does say
Not as much on the following day
In the hospital bed he did lay
Where he heard the doctor say
“It’s food poisoning without doubt.
In the future you better look out.”
“Green eggs don’t make sense to eat
They’re obviously ruined, not a treat.”
“Never eat them here or there.
I wouldn’t eat them anywhere.”
Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2014
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