If a conflicted carrot
based on its looks
could feel it's a parsnip
it would be a turnip for the books
and should confused chard
on corn do a number
lettuce hope the offspring
isn't a baby cucumber
some plants are quite confounded
in my garden bed
sadly the rhubarb is convinced
it's celery badly sun-burned red
Categories:
turnip, food, fun, humor, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
There is plenty of sunshine beaming down,
And plenty of water too; enough to astound
There has been an abundance of rain,
Moisturizing major crops of grain
And our vegetable garden out back
Appear to be thriving and has no lack
Leafy and lively vegetable are now in bloom
Cucumbers and tomatoes will be bearing soon
We also planted greens: mustards and turnips
For reasons unknown, the mustards didn't survive.
But it was about a week ago that I could be seen
in our lovely little garden picking turnip greens
Those greens were the first that I have ever grown
They were grown for eating, not just to be shown
Those greens were tasty, first pick of the harvest
We anticipate only the best from all the rest.
Categories:
turnip, garden,
Form: Rhyme
Old sour dour turnip man
He ruins as many parties as he can
Coming in with a meanness thick
Not liking any dances, joys or tricks
We see him coming and try to lock the door
We do not want to entertain him any more.
Old sour dour turnip man
Being as irritating and grumpy as he can
Categories:
turnip, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
We're all crazy men.., it's so..
Eat a rotten turnip if you said it would bring any luck.
Fall in love at the very first drop of a ... - well you should know..
just goes to show..,
if you can imagine that.
We're all crazy men, and we all got a fever.
You can't save none..
not one,
even if you could make us,
believe it.
And you, a woman..
wonderful gift from on high,
the only cold compress that chose to express,
not worse for wear, seamless,
faithful spiritual guide.
Such a long away - our sisters, our brothers..
mourning distant mothers..
planting and growing your seeds,
sometimes from other's.
Are those dried tears in your eyes,
for me?
It was you who stayed,
never afraid,
even if you doubted..
plans that we made.
Thank you for taking a stand,
for loving your man..
your crazy,
crazy,
man.
Categories:
turnip, boy, crazy, girl, love,
Form: Free verse
I love a radish in the springtime!
I love a radish in the fall!
I take my car and park it,
There at the farmer's market,
And buy out every radish stall!
If there’s kohlrabi, I’ll buy a few
A tasty turnip I will not eschew,
But I love a radish when the sun’s up,
And even more when it begins to set,
But at the stroke of midnight
There’s nothing else I will bite
Cept’ for all the radish I can get.
And as for parsnips, they make me larf;
And salsify? My gosh I just might barf!
But I love a radish on my waffles,
As filling in my chocolate radish cake,
Tho’ once, while in Calcutta,
I wolfed down radish butta,
and I never will forget the belly-ache!
Categories:
turnip, dedication, desire, food, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Turnip Greens
Yesterday times were hard.
In October '29.
The mills "cut out" depression came,
The economy declined.
Stocks fell down and rich men died.
Black Tuesday brought disaster.
They jumped from windows on that day,
Cause money was their master.
In the embattled south folks starved,
The barefoot masses cried.
Men rode the rails in search of work;
And honest people died.
But in the winter grew a leaf;
A bit of hope it seems.
It fed the simple country folk,
The noble turnip green.
It is a hardy little plant;
that can stand both cold and rain,
The more you pick the more it grows
The farmer was sustained.
You boil the turnip in a pot;
Accompanied by it's greens.
A little fat is also nice,
If it's within your means.
My Daddy lived a good long life,
And ate things fine and nice.
He had both steak and crawfish,
And also beans and rice.
But he was grateful to the thing;
That saved his life back then.
Turnip greens were more than food;
They were his dear sweet friend.
Somewhere there on heavens shore,
If these are things we know;
He's got a little patch of greens;
To watch, to tend, and hoe.
Categories:
turnip, appreciation, beautiful, farm, food,
Form: Rhyme
Turnip Pie, why did I purchase you and try to lie?
Never once have you said "Goodbye", now you sit here in this pan to cry.
I ate you once, but not again, now I sit here to scribe 'bout you with this pen,
Turnips I won't try to defend, I like you sauteed with meat at the end,
But baked in a pie I scream "Why even try?" this is something I would never ever again buy,
I've smothered in cream sprinkled with cinnamon, quite a dream, but turnips I say should not be anywhere near me!
Categories:
turnip, cute, food, funny, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
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
Categories:
turnip, judgement, silly,
Form: Limerick
Mr TURNIP AND Ms AUBERGINE
Mr Turnip was on a aubergine-free diet
Ms. Aubergine on a Turnip-free quiet
Both were on a stroll
And Opened their scroll
Sold turnips and aubergines to Hotel Hyatt
© RAJAT KANTI CHAKRABARTY
14 OCTOBER, 2014
Categories:
turnip, fun, nonsense,
Form: Limerick