My friends went to a Zucchini Festival in West Stockbridge, Mass. There was a poetry corner and I was inspired. This poem is also an ode to Joyce Kilmer and things I memorized in 5th grade.

I think that I shall never see
A veg as dull as zucchini

A cucumber that looks at God all day
Crying ‘why did you take my taste away?’

Bring on the pasta, tomatoes and spice
Lord fry this squash to make it nice

Hide the taste but please be stealthy
Cause Mamma says these tubes are healthy 

Robin J. Phillips, Aug. 13, 2023