Rabbits - A Metaphor

 

 

Let the needy rabbits eat the lettuce,

Butterhead.

You have plenty,

Mizuna.

Don’t hoard it,

Iceberg.

You’ll never eat it all,

Escarole.

You’ll never create jobs with it,

Mr. Greenleaf.

You bought the seeds with tax breaks,

Arugula.

Offer some to the young widow,

Romaineo.

Pay off the pols,

Purslane.

Recycle the wilted,

Watercress.

Let the needy rabbits eat the lettuce,

Radicchio!

 

©  Sherman Poultney  8 May 2013