I like to start each day off right
With buttered toast and marmite
A vegetable extract that you spread
Across the surface of your bread.
So what’s in it, what does it contain?
Well thiamin, niacin and riboflavin
With B twelve vitamins and folic acid
The details you'll find on its yellow lid.
Also contains barley; wheats, oats and rye
Love it or hate you've just got to try
There are mores uses apart from toast
Like on potatoes with your sunday roast.
Or on crackers with your favourite cheese
I guarantee your taste buds you'll please
And maybe you like stew in cold weather
Add some marmite and it will taste better.
Or a tasty hot drink that'll keep out the cold
A strong savoury taste; it's pure black gold
There's much goodness in one small jar
But do use it sparingly and it will go far.
So the next time that you go out to shop
Look for a black jar with a bright yellow top
After your first taste you'll want more
You'll wonder why you didn't try it before.
Written 11th July 2021.
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I like to start my day off right
With buttered toast and marmite
A vegetable extract that you spread
Across the surface of your bread.
So what’s it made off, what does it contain
Well thiamin, niacin and riboflavin
With B twelve vitamins and folic acid
Details you’ll find on the lid.
With barley, wheat, oats and rye
Love it or hate you’ve got to try
So there you have it I have you told
Its pure treasure, delicious black gold.
So next time that you go out to shop
Look for the black jar with a yellow top
You won’t be disappointed I’ll guarantee
I don’t own any shares no need to thank me.
Written 8th May 2018.
Feeling Rough
Sore throat, runny nose,
Could be a cold I suppose,
Or could it be influenza?
I think I need a detox cleanser
Turmeric, folic acid, gingko leaf
I'm feeling rough beyond belief
High B.P. and heart attack
Been called a hypochondriac
Gout in toe, earache
I never know what to take
Rheumatism in both knees
That Ibuprofen gel seems to ease
All my ailments could fill a page
My greatest one is called old-age
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