Recipe for Disaster
A Funny Cooking Poem for Kids
From the book The Armpit of Doom
A box of melted crayons.
A cup of Elmer’s glue.
A pint of watercolor paint.
Some Silly Putty too.
A half a pound of Play-Doh.
About a pint of paste.
A tablespoon of flubber
to improve the final taste.
I looked through all the cupboards
for things I could include.
If it was marked “Non-Toxic”
I just figured that meant “food.”
To guarantee it’s healthy
I topped it with a beet.
Then smashed it all together
so it should be good to eat.
I’m hoping that you’ll try it
and tell me what you think.
Just close your eyes and open wide
and nevermind the stink.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2012. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: Art, Food Poems
Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, Descriptive Poems, List Poems
Word Count: 109
From the book The Armpit of Doom
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