Short Beets Poems

shepherd's pie
fresh pickled beets
~ whose turn for dishes



posted on June 6, 2018...

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Used to know a girl
Was obsessed with pickled beets
Her skin was beet red


© Jack Ellison 2014...

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beets and brussel sprouts
were really on the outs
sprouts got spoiled
beets got boiled
—aromatically challenged louts...

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foo reel dough
dat foo reel yo
how dat feel yo
dat foo reel yo
dim whack azz beets
dos whack azz horns
what foo reel yo
dat's foo reel yo
reely dough! reely dough!...

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Must I take those beets in a jar?
What??? Have you no caviar?


Written July 30, 2021
Especially for “Panic At the Food Bank" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Kai Michael Neumann...

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Mounds of mouth-watering double mashed potatoes
Decreases my desire for a carrot or tomatoes
You can take the celery and beets back to the kitchen
Carbohydrates and starches are for what I’m itch’n...

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     ‘Tis NOT MY challenge to PROPERLY eat
      I have mad cravings for BEETS, not for sweets ~

          When I TRY to refrain
          Something rattles my brain ~

     Once addled, I trade chocolate for WHEAT
...

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Carrots are not good for you
    nor is Ovaltine
  Beets can make your urine stink
    Purple onions make you mean

  Grapefruit's too acidic
    raw eggs can make you loose
  Give a kid an overripe peach
    ~ 15 years for child abuse...

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Cobo and Nala are two different breeds,
they have fun doing those naughty deeds,
wresting and rolling on clean bed sheets,
jumping on the kitchen table to eat beets,
sweet dog cookie bones are their treats!


Picture # 3
Written on 3/24/2016...

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A grilled cheese for lunch
Is enjoyable
The sandwich in pan
Then browning both sides
Notice the cheese melt
Then ready to eat

With chips on the side
Or a few pickles
Don't forget the beets
Together they blend
When eaten with cheese 
Makes a perfect meal...

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Swallowing soil's nutrients, they swell up under earth -

round or tubular vegetables of edible wholesome delight!

Carrots, beets and onions steadily fuel the body,

but yams, potatoes and parsnips - baked and buttered -

are the ones I ROOT the loudest for!


Written Jan. 4, 2016 for the Rooting For 8 To 5 contest of nette onclaude...

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Celebrity Carrots shook hands with onlookers
    Barrel-chested Beets beat their chests like bass drums
  Soft-spoken Celery Sticks whispered soliloquies
    Mild-mannered Mushrooms spun themselves silly

           At the Vegetable Pride Parade
           Not even legumes left behind
           Rootin'-tootin' Green Beans
            ~ by blaring trumpets designed...

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Vegetarian I shall be,
carrots, cabbage, and tea.
Beets I have heard,
are natures cure,
and pickle juice,
keeps your blood pure.
Grapes make you glow,
prunes make you go,
and strawberries, 
I love them so.
A little wine,
before you close your eyes,
keeps you limber,
helps arthritis.
I have made my mind up,
my body screams help,
a change is needed,
can't hook my belt....

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Our diet is mainly made of sweets;
bitter is the taste of beets...
veggies is a must!


Overweight people aren't healthy,
they take one step and feel dizzy;
shed pounds, get your rest!


Trim the fat from your pork and beef;
broccoli, beans and a green leaf...
make you strong and fit!


Potatoes chips and large soft drinks
can quickly change the way one thinks...
when pain hits the chest!...

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is there an end to the hurting 
to all the crying 
is the end near 
maby if i shout the can hear 
the tortured cries
that escape when my body dies
i can feel my life drawling to and end 
and i turn the last bend 
things start to slowly fade
as do my heart beets begin to fade
it is close to the end for me 
the end is finally near
they could not hear
my crying 
and my screaming...

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I remember red curtains
and red, round 
Loony Tunes logo.

Red couch and armchairs.

Beets on my plate
and two dark butterflies
nestled in the corner of the room.

How excited and scared I was
when I though they were a bat.

Balcony door got open,
the curtains moved
and they flew away.

I remember red spots
on their fluttering wings.

Yet, somehow Sunday
is still a yellow day.

Boring,
depressing,
pressuring....

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Anybody is well fed
if they like vegetables that are red.
There are onions, tomatoes, beets, and kidney beans.
Don’t forget vegetables that are green.
They include peas, lettuce, green beans,
artichokes, zucchini, cabbage, and lima beans.
They are healthy things to eat at any scene.
We have to include vegetables that are yellow.
Let peppers, squash, and carrots grow.
With all of this bounty available,
we have plenty to eat at our table.
...

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John Carter was a gifted child
who came from a long line of red beet farmers
they were known for being the first to deliver beets 
by ships, trains, planes and by way of harbor
And every beet in the market has a stamp marked Carter,
he was also a charmer who honed his talents off the farm and in the parlor
a scholar and farmer who made a million dollars, 
got married, had a son and named him Jimmy Carter
who grew up to be a famous peanut farmer etc......

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Sherry
Brown sugar
Garlic
Pureed beets
Pureered green pepper
Pureed onion
Olive oil
Fish stock
Lemon juice
Salt
Paprika
3 hot yellow habanero peppers
Chopped fennel
Make about one gallon
Maranade pork loins or
Fresh hams. 
maranade whole
Game hens.
Roast for
 Happy Saturday celebrations
Serve with 
Pasta noodle salad
garlicy potatoes
Garden salad
Yeast rolls
Rum-cherry-pineapple-sprite- drink
Banana cheesecake
Apple pie
Jamaican spice cake...

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Sherry
Brown sugar
Garlic
Pureed beets
Pureered green pepper
Pureed onion
Olive oil
Fish stock
Lemon juice
Salt
Paprika
3 hot yellow habanero peppers
Chopped fennel
Make about one gallon
Maranade pork loins or
Fresh hams. 
maranade whole
Game hens.
Roast for
 Happy Saturday celebrations
Serve with 
Pasta noodle salad
garlicy potatoes
Garden salad
Yeast rolls
Rum-cherry-pineapple-sprite- drink
Banana cheesecake
Apple pie
Jamaican spice cake...

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Sherry
Brown sugar
Garlic
Pureed beets
Pureered green pepper
Pureed onion
Olive oil
Fish stock
Lemon juice
Salt
Paprika
3 hot yellow habanero peppers
Chopped fennel
Make about one gallon
Maranade pork loins or
Fresh hams. 
maranade whole
Game hens.
Roast for
 Happy Saturday celebrations
Serve with 
Pasta noodle salad
garlicy potatoes
Garden salad
Yeast rolls
Rum-cherry-pineapple-sprite- drink
Banana cheesecake
Apple pie
Jamaican spice cake...

Read More

Sherry
Brown sugar
Garlic
Pureed beets
Pureered green pepper
Pureed onion
Olive oil
Fish stock
Lemon juice
Salt
Paprika
3 hot yellow habanero peppers
Chopped fennel
Make about one gallon
Maranade pork loins or
Fresh hams. 
maranade whole
Game hens.
Roast for
 Happy Saturday celebrations
Serve with 
Pasta noodle salad
garlicy potatoes
Garden salad
Yeast rolls
Rum-cherry-pineapple-sprite- drink
Banana cheesecake
Apple pie
Jamaican spice cake...

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Tiger Lily airplane food if you please, grandma, if you please.
He is four and enthusiastic. Words happy as a summer breeze.
He leaves to chase butterflies, then I see him trying to catch bumblebees.
Tiger Lily airplane food is ready, I call out to him.  It is peas!
Not yet, he tells me. I have found a little green blue toad to tease.
I let him play a bit longer, as I garden on my ancient knees.
Collecting radishes, beets, and green beans in threes,
Which I will of course winter freeze....

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