The Lettuce and Me By Shel Icebergstein
I met a head of lettuce, crisp and green and fine,
Sitting on the counter, looking oh so divine.
Its leaves were soft and ruffled, like a fancy party dress,
And I thought, “Well, why not?” in a moment of excess.
We danced beneath the moonlight, just the two of us alone,
I whispered silly nothings in a vegetable tone.
It crunched a little sweetly as we tumbled on the floor,
A salad of sensations I had never known before.
“Oh, lettuce, my dear lettuce, you’re so cool and so refined,
You don’t talk back or argue, and you’re wonderfully inclined.”
We romped among the croutons (I’d scattered them with care),
A wild and wacky wonderland beyond compare.
But when the morning came with sunlight on the sill,
My lettuce looked a little wilted, tired, and still.
I tossed it in the compost with a tear and a sigh,
For one-night stands with produce never really satisfy.
So if you find a head of lettuce calling out your name,
Remember, friends, it’s fleeting—like a spark without a flame.
Eat it in a sandwich, or make a Caesar, do it right—
But loving heads of lettuce only lasts a single night.
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