Ode to Kale

 

Here's to kale, ideal food.

It's so dark green it makes me shiver.

Eating it improves my mood,

My heart, my lungs, my tortured liver.

Now is the time when kale holds sway.

Tomatoes, green beans, peas, or corn

Could not survive this wintry day,

But kale just loves a frosty morn.

Mince a big, fat garlic clove,

Rinse the kale and chop a bunch,
Simmer them slowly on the stove,

And eat a healthful, tasty lunch.