Yes I have no bananas
but I've got a cashew or two
and a lovely bunch of coconuts
walnuts quite a few
an armful of almonds
plus peanuts for the zoo
oodles of hazelnuts
or filberts if you will
a plethora of pecans
pistachios are here still
no ands ifs or buts
I'd give my nuts
to you each morning
if I had my way
again in the evening
and at the end of the day
brisk september day
pushing away august heat
walnuts fall on walk
Walnuts are not only delicious
they are very nutritious
Minerals and vitamins in every bite
crunchy buttery flavor delight
Eat a handful everyday
walnuts are healthy in so many ways
Hair getting a little thin
eat some walnuts my friend
Want healthier smoother skin
walnuts are the answer again
So much fiber within
walnuts help make you thin
Helps with memory and sleep
walnuts are the nut to eat
Anti aging fights cancers too
eat those walnuts chew chew chew
Walnuts good for heart health
walnuts an yummy way to help yourself
The walnuts and peanuts
Both squirrels and birds
Enjoy these different nuts
Chipmunks eat both nuts
There is always a battle
for food
Squirrels chase the birds away
There is always a battle for food
The squirrels eat both nuts
Blue jays eat the walnuts
Now the autumn begins
The squirrels search for nuts
They store it away for winter
Making a pile high somewhere
So I wonder if the squirrels
Will remember their nuts
Where they hid them for
later
When they will be hungry
Squirrels do not sleep in winter
They are seen searching for
food
In winter I never see the chipmunk
Searching for their food
Maybe they sleep through the winter
Walnuts are good for the brain;
and they help to keep us sane!
Eat them much,like in-between meals;
and you will want to do extra cartwheels!
Copyright McCuen 2009
Itsy bitsy brain
Inside my walnut head
When someone so much smarter
Reads what I have said
Then takes the big
Nut-cracker
And to my head applies
Walnut shards now in my brain,
I'm running out of lies
Now I see
Thanksgiving's Day's bowl of nuts
I say silently to myself;
My God, I'm such a G.D. putz!
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