Space Food
My water bubbles, hovers
The honey squeezed, noodles
It pipes and glistens gold
shimmering transparent shapes
Delicious globes afloat
spheres that jiggle, shake
chomping and gulping down
viewing earth through portals
Like cats when falling down
I’m stretching, twisting, spiraling
I’m tucking, spinning, righting
I’m eating, whirling, dreambound
I slurp delicious juice
My pouch on empty level
nutritious menu selections
I gulp my jiggling bubbles
Chomp and slurp and gulp
My liquid globe refreshes
Before the countdown starts
My liquid blobs and splashes
My space desserts include
My cobblers, brownies, pudding
My chocolate candies, special
requests without any cooking
Towelettes cleanse my hands
My water’s limited, scarce
Recycle, compress my waste
small and use less space….
Viewing stars through portals
My future I’ll embrace
My dreams propel my future.
Dreams of eating in space
The honey squeezed, noodles
It pipes and glistens gold
shimmering transparent shapes
Delicious globes afloat
spheres that jiggle, shake
chomping and gulping down
viewing earth through portals
Like cats when falling down
I’m stretching, twisting, spiraling
I’m tucking, spinning, righting
I’m eating, whirling, dreambound
I slurp delicious juice
My pouch on empty level
nutritious menu selections
I gulp my jiggling bubbles
Chomp and slurp and gulp
My liquid globe refreshes
Before the countdown starts
My liquid blobs and splashes
My space desserts include
My cobblers, brownies, pudding
My chocolate candies, special
requests without any cooking
Towelettes cleanse my hands
My water’s limited, scarce
Recycle, compress my waste
small and use less space….
Viewing stars through portals
My future I’ll embrace
My dreams propel my future.
Dreams of eating in space
This poem is copyright (©) D. Eric Herrington 2026

About the Writer
D. Eric Herrington
Herrington's children's poetry is @TheToyPress @TheDirigible @Scaryness
.com and a short fiction @UnderbellyPress and longlisted
@frazzledlitmag @FromOneLine. He taught an energized 5th-grade ELA class for nearly two decades, made crumpled paper recycle bin shots past cat swatting defenders, and holds a B.S. and Th.M.