Second course

What foods would you like to make?

Cabbage and cribbage, baggage and ribbage,
Is it red or purple, green or yellow, a
Member of the vegetarian family or
A meat; dairy-white or blood-red like
A pure, well-plied hamburger, bulging
Beyond its roll. Cheeses and milks, ice
Cream or whipping cream, breakfast, or
Dessert. Each meal bigger, sometimes better
Cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes on the vine,
Vying for a place on my plate and in my heart

Tasty

What foods would you like to make?

Vegetables, the ultimate plant-based plate,
Inspire me to cook colorful foods graced
With beauty, full of tastes. A variety I ate
Sometimes slowly, sometimes in haste.
Red, green, the onions a touch of purple
The imperial onions like periwinkle or myrtle
Enhancing the dish, make it smoky, regal.