All the kids sat down for lunch, <br />and the mother, also Dad <br />during meals this happy bunch <br />ate and ate. But Tim looked sad. <br /> <br />Spinach sat, all mushy green <br />on his plate, next to the meat. <br />A bigger pile he'd never seen <br />and was expected now to eat. <br /> <br />Dad insisted that all greens <br />must be eaten by his kids, <br />that included ugly beans, <br />bitter olives (without pits) . <br /> <br />But, since Dad was often flying <br />overseas to make his money, <br />Tim would sit there, loudly crying <br />'til his nose was really runny. <br /> <br />Mother, who was always busy <br />got a headache from the crying, <br />and it sometimes made her dizzy <br />(that's when Dad was gone, and flying) . <br /> <br />So, she did allow that Tim <br />trade his spinach for some Jell-O, <br />with his older brother Jim, <br />who was always a good fellow. <br /> <br />But, you children may have heard <br />that your food will make you grow, <br />and that Jell-O is dessert, <br />not as good as spinach though. <br /> <br />And what happened after years <br />of Tim's body getting Jell-O, <br />he stayed little and Dad's fears <br />his hair would turn canary yellow, <br /> <br />did sure come true, so listen, guys, <br />Popeye was really big and strong. <br />The spinach gave him eagle eyes, <br />all because, for years (that long) <br /> <br />when he was a little man <br />he would always clean his plate, <br />and he was a spinach fan, <br />that's why his muscles looked so great. <br /> <br />It's up to you. If you would like <br />to grow into a fine young man, <br />and be the fastest on your bike, <br />have great big muscles 'cause you can <br /> <br />you'll need to always eat your greens, <br />including spinach and green bugs, <br />and broccoli, cabbage and beans. <br />Green-eating boys get all the hugs.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/boys-and-their-spinach-children/
