Carrots from where I’m from are giants.
We always hear that from our clients.
One was as big as a baseball bat,
Shredded and used as a soft gym mat.
One was used as a telegraph pole.
It took a long while to unearth it whole.
The rabbits don’t bother us up here either,
With carrots so big, they must take a breather.
There’s a downside, though, to their great growth.
The trees around the patch and the bushes are both
Stunted to a sapling-level of height,
Even though the sunlight is quite bright.
Hold on for a moment, might it affect…
Maybe that’s why I’m small in every respect!
Short in stature as well as my temper
Can’t reach the high shelf, not a happy camper.
Maybe it’s the carrots that stole my gains,
That’s why I never had any growing pains.
Hmm, hmm and hmm once more,
We can’t just choose to walk out the door.
We can’t change how we make a living,
But we can move to where it’s a bit more forgiving.
One hill over into our old house,
Habited now by a flock of grouse.
We get to eat our giant carrots,
And grow to be bigger than very large parrots.
Sillynity 