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Ode to The Brussels Sprout |
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By Talisker
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19 December 2006 |
Oh blessed midget brassica!
Oh lillipution cabbage!
Turkeys let us massacre!
Geese we'll gladly ravage!
Yet not a morsel without thee!
Peeled and trimmed to round perfection,
Over-boiled to mushy ball,
You stimulate the gas ejections,
Sure to deck those in the halls,
And fell the Christmas tree!
In many a supermarket scrum,
We fight to grab the emerald gems,
Palace, mansion, cottage, slum,
You'll find no table without them,
That children never eat!
Yet could we say "with all the trimmings"?
Or live without their bitter tang?
With chestnuts or in butter swimming,
For after every cracker's banged,
There's still the sprout's repeat!
Oli 19/12/06
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Written by Novu (12 comments posted) 19th December 2006 | Delightful poem. I loathe those brussels sprouts, but strangely, all the children in my family adore them.
I liked the way in which you used the exclamation marks, somehow it seemed fitting in the humorous manner of your subject.
Your imagery is very vibrant, I like:
'With chestnuts or in butter swimming'
Lovely
Novu
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Written by Witzl (1585 comments posted) 19th December 2006 | Well, this is marvelous. We here have just had several meals with large servings of the emerald gems and -- well, never mind, but thank God we don't have double glazing. There are ways to avoid this unpleasant side-effect, by the way: chewing on fennel seed and cardamom pods works amazingly well.
Very clever use of words here, Oli -- those first four lines in particular are superb, and 'Sure to deck those in the halls / And fell the Christmas tree' are fine, too. And your last two lines are crackers. |
Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3446 comments posted) 19th December 2006 | Well done for finding as new and shamefully ignored aspect of Christmas. I venture to suggest it may yet become the definitive poem on the subject of Brussels. A delightfully silly and yet well written poem. Perhaps you could turn your talents to the mystery of Christmas dates, only every sold at Christmas and no-one ever eats them.....I now expect Witzl to pop up and say she spent 2 years running a date farm in Ohio. Is there anything she hasn't done?
A great bit of Christmas cheer,sweetie
J |
Written by Witzl (1585 comments posted) 19th December 2006 | Oh, BBS, if you could have seen me in Dumfries today, sawing back and forth between those two cars, trying in vain to parallel park! So pathetic, it was -- after that huge victory last week, I was so sure it was going to happen.
But as for dates, I baked them into bread just three days ago, and I am -- ahem! -- actually from the date capital of California -- but never mind. I fear that wasn't a real question . . .
Brussel sprouts for dinner tonight. Where are the cardamom pods? |
Written by Phil (6838 comments posted) 19th December 2006 | Loved it Oli.
My kids say (God bless 'em) 'A fart in every bite.'
Bearing in mind my puerile nature, it'll be no surprise I really enjoyed the endings of both verses.
Parp parp, Phil. |
Written by ellipinnock (1753 comments posted) 21st December 2006 | Oh I do love a good (non-mushy) Brussel Sprout  Enjoyed this Oli, nice bit of fun.
Elli |
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