ODE TO LIMA BEANS

A pleasant anticipation they give to your chafing taste buds

for that taste once sampled is forever craved

Their shapes beckon visually to keen designer minds

and their ancient blessings go back to 2000 B.C.

(much later, their nutrients American Indians praised)

They give veggie hugs to those most in need

of a psychological boost or a tooth's soft sink

When you sit down to dinner and before you gleams their pale green

a smile might open your mouth for the tasty taste of a lima bean