a christmas poem

oh yes i like Christmas don't you?
it's nice
very nice indeed
time for family and all that
couldn't agree more
- what's that?
goose
is that what you're having?
goose you say?
not turkey?
what's good for the turkey is bad for the goose
do you get it?
never mind
oh yes it's very nice
are you sure you're having goose?
i thought you were vegetarian
well i mean everyone's a vegetarian nowadays aren't they?
bloody stinking rotten vegetarians
you make me sick
make me want to vomit
- what's that?
potatoes?
now there's a surprise
international year of the potato
did you know that?
i don't suppose you did
the year of the potato!
i ask you
solanum tuberosum - if you know what i mean
that's something, that is
the miracle of life
the staple of humanity
what do you say to that?
the food of the future
how does that strike you?
i can't wait
i take my hat off to the potato i do
i salute the tasty root
sing it a hymn and a ditty
i might even write a poem
ode to the apple of the earth

i like writing poems
i write one everyday
harold pinter died yesterday
and this one is for him