Versatile Vegetables

To the nosey neighbors who belittle my lawn

For the wild weeds that riddle my lawn:

Oh, I beg your pardon,

That’s my vegetable garden.

And those dandelions that cover my grass

Are the bountiful harvest I’ll amass

Because the dandelion isn’t a weed,

But a versatile vegetable that can self-seed.

It’s entirely valid

If you like a good salad,

And it gives you the means

To prepare boiled greens,

Or a steamy heaping scoop

Of creamy vegetable soup.

You can even roast and grind the root

To brew a coffee substitute.

Every part of the plant, in fact, is edible

Which, I’d say, is pretty incredible!