My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles
With ingredients from Planet Deli,
just down the street,
my mother makes tasty noodles,
an extraterrestrial treat.
Miso paste from Mercury.
Venus vinegar from a jar.
Edamame from planet Earth.
Mushrooms from faraway Mars.
Juicy Jupiter jalapenos.
Saturn soy sauce – just a splash.
Udon noodles from Uranus.
Neptune nori – a generous dash.
Each bowl is a mix of flavors
from millions of miles away.
My mother’s noodles are out of this world.
I could eat them every day.
just down the street,
my mother makes tasty noodles,
an extraterrestrial treat.
Miso paste from Mercury.
Venus vinegar from a jar.
Edamame from planet Earth.
Mushrooms from faraway Mars.
Juicy Jupiter jalapenos.
Saturn soy sauce – just a splash.
Udon noodles from Uranus.
Neptune nori – a generous dash.
Each bowl is a mix of flavors
from millions of miles away.
My mother’s noodles are out of this world.
I could eat them every day.
This poem is copyright (©) Deb Reidy 2026
About the Writer
Deb Reidy
Deb is a former elementary teacher from Indiana, USA. In the classroom, she enjoyed sharing the wonders of poetry with her students as she helped them write their own poems. Today, she has the good fortune to be a poet herself. Her work has been published in Cricket and Highlights magazines, The Dirigible Balloon, and the poetry anthologies The Toy, Little Thoughts Press, Hop to It, What is Hope? and Clara’s Kooky Compendium. Deb is also the author of two educational resource books.
