PAD #5 vegetables

Corn on the Cob

When I stood in a cafeteria line

and saw their idea of a serving

of corn on the cob,

about three inches long,

I had to laugh.

When Mom cooked for the seven of us,

she made corn on the cob in a canner.

My sisters and I would challenge each other

 to see how many pieces of corn we could eat

—six, seven, eight….with lots of melted butter.

One time, my next sister up pretended

she was a typewriter working her way

across the corn with a ding at the end.

It’s funny how little things

bring back the fondest memories.