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Ode to Summer

One zucchini.

Two zucchini.

Three zucchini.

Four.

"Quickly pick", I said to Rick
So we can have some more.

 

Ten zucchini

Twenty zucchini

Thirty zucchini

Wait!

"Quit the pick", I said to Rick

The pile is very great.

 

Hundred zucchini.

A thousand zucchini.

A million zucchini.

No joke!

"This makes me sick", I said to Rick

Next year, cantaloupe.

Alexis and Ethan harvest zucchini. (photo by Sarah Trimble)
Alexis and Ethan harvest zucchini. (photo by Sarah Trimble)

Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 9:17 AM
Tags: cantaloupe (4), ode (1), summer (4), zucchini (2)

Comments:

1.
The pictures are cute and the poem well done what to do with all that zuchini

Posted by Lelija on August 22, 2013 at 2:54 PM

2.
Oh, Cheryl, this is delightful!! Thanks for starting my day off with a giggle. 😄

Posted by Marian Chmieleski on August 24, 2013 at 7:18 AM

3.
Love the poem. I have a great chocolate zucchini cake recipe if you need it.

Posted by Karen Metz on August 24, 2013 at 8:20 AM

4.
Love your poem-how true it is, too. I would suggest you begin thinking of a cantaloupe poem as they can perform just like the bountiful zucchini.

Posted by Sharon Rico on August 24, 2013 at 10:34 AM

5.
I tried a different variety of zucchini this year. Instead of long and lean, they are bulbous in the center -- they bulge out in the middle. And -- they didn't overproduce! A very vigorous plant with HUGE leaves.

Posted by bil paul on August 24, 2013 at 5:21 PM

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