Vegetable Medley
I don’t care if
Sparrows peck marrows,
Ocelots devour shallots,
Newts lick beetroot,
Caribou munch mangetout,
Grunions guzzle onions,
Centipedes bite swedes,
Snails chew curly kale,
Parrots crunch carrots,
Lambs nibble yams,
Bumble bees suck garden peas,
Sardines scoff runner beans,
Peregrines chomp aubergines,
Trout slurp sprouts,
Or yaks love celeriac
‘Cos, I still don’t want to eat my vegetables!
Sparrows peck marrows,
Ocelots devour shallots,
Newts lick beetroot,
Caribou munch mangetout,
Grunions guzzle onions,
Centipedes bite swedes,
Snails chew curly kale,
Parrots crunch carrots,
Lambs nibble yams,
Bumble bees suck garden peas,
Sardines scoff runner beans,
Peregrines chomp aubergines,
Trout slurp sprouts,
Or yaks love celeriac
‘Cos, I still don’t want to eat my vegetables!
This poem is copyright (©) Morna Sullivan 2026
About the Writer
Morna Sullivan
Morna Sullivan has always had a love of stories and has been reading and writing stories and poems since she could read and write. She is a member of the Coney Island Writers Group and a SCWBI member regularly attending the Belfast chapter meetings. She has recently taken over as SCBWI Regional Advisor (Ireland) leading a team of volunteers supporting children’s writers and illustrators across Ireland.
