He’s got a rutabaga butt, a rutabaga butt.
My cousin has certainly got a rutabaga butt!
Jerry was singing this loudly and proudly, like a clown.
We could hear it coming, going and upside down.
I felt sorry for his cousin though we had never met.
You might hurt his feelings I told Jerry; better stop it.
He kept singing, "he’s got a rutabaga butt, and a giant gut!
My cousin Jed has the world’s larges rutabaga butt."
Horrified now, I insisted on meeting Jerry’s cousin Jed.
He is a rotund guy with diverse coloring and a tiny head.
His body is made of a rutabaga, so the sound now makes sense.
I have not been able to stop singing this silly song ever since.
He’s got a rutabaga butt, a rutabaga butt.
My cousin has certainly got a rutabaga butt!
Jerry was singing this loudly and proudly, like a clown.
We could hear it coming, going and upside down.
I felt sorry for his cousin though we had never met.
You might hurt his feelings I told Jerry; better stop it.
He kept singing, "he’s got a rutabaga butt, and a giant gut!
My cousin Jed has the world’s largest rutabaga butt."
Horrified now, I insisted on meeting Jerry’s cousin Jed.
He is a rotund guy with diverse coloring and a tiny head.
His body is made of a rutabaga, so the sound now makes sense.
I have not been able to stop singing this silly song ever since.
root faeries going wild are sniffing with hypersensitive noses today
seeking out the curliest, most delicious, juiciest vines, along the way.
consuming grasses and roots other animals cannot fathom eating for fun.
if we had feet, said the frightened rutabaga, I would say we had better run!
inappropriate
words escape my lips....
rutabaga pared
red rice risotto
roasted ripe rutabaga
raised raisin roll-up
saucy soup saucer
sloppy spaghetti supper
sweet summer sipper
tempting twisted tea
tomato tossed tamale
turtle topped torte
7/22/2020
Contest: Let the Pens Flow - Alliteration
Sponsor: Jenish Somadas
The lowly turnip
Earthy, fleshy
Roots falling from its eyes
Fed to livestock
One of God’s root crops
Yet deemed untasty
By most palates
Carrots and potatoes
Receive accolades
Carrots in orange party dress
So crunchy and sweet
Fit in the school child’s lunch box
Potatoes in russet brown
Mashed, fried and frittered
Prized alongside McDonalds and Kentucky Fried
Do not despair, my friend,
Not all root crops
Are valued similarly
Said the rutabaga disparagingly
Alumish and Alumina great couple of Rutabaga
Went on honeymoon to the kingdom of Father Alibaba
They sat on alundum
Kissed the son Pellandum
Both planned an élan elanddom in African savannah ha ha
Alumish and Alumina/Limerick Copyright© RAJAT KANTI CHAKRABARTY
November 16 2014
Rutabaga cooks
On range emitting strong scent
After chopped by sharp hachet
Done rutabaga
Served on plate with slotted spoon
They enjoyed _not very much!
Sponsor: Russell Sivey
Contest: Sedoka Me Any Subject
Written by: Sara Kendrick
What a wonderful place this world would be,
If we didn't have spinach and broccoli.
Some other things we could do without,
Are cauliflower, peas, and Brussels sprouts.
And then there are carrots, pulled from the dirt.
Just the thought of them causes my tummy to hurt.
I hate rutabaga and turnips and beans,
And all that asparagus, yucky and green.
Wouldn't it be great to not have to eat
Parsnips and squash and cabbage and beets!
We'd all do much better, eating health foods, it seems,
Like hot dogs, and pizza, and chocolate ice cream.
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