Green Beans and Ham Heaven
My brother and I were sitting at the table waiting for our meal.
We were just little kids then; just in grade school still.
Mommy put on the table a big bowl of green beans and ham,
Oh my, were we to eat this, I could not do it even if I’d cram?
Daddy said, “If you don’t eat, right here is where you’ll sit.”
“And no ice cream for either of you, so now let’s get to it.”
“Start eating or you’ll sit here all night until you go to bed.”
“Now do exactly what I told you, do exactly what I said.”
I started shoving one green bean in my mouth one at a time.
And gagging on every one of them, as I sat there and dined.
As I looked at my brother’s plate every green bean was gone.
He kept taking more of it; I knew something was surely wrong.
But I kept eating and a gaggin as my plate was finally cleaned.
My tummy was so upset from gagging, I couldn’t eat my ice cream.
My brother did, he scuffed down two bowls of the delicious treat.
While I just sat there, feeling sick and gagging in my seat.
The next day when we got home, mom and dad were standing there.
I knew we did something bad and my brother and I didn’t have a prayer.
“Who didn’t eat their beans and ham,” as they both looked at us two?"
"I knew I ate my green beans and ham that’s for sure, “Gary was it you?”
DAD SAID,
“We found them all in the washing machine, right under someone’s chair.”
“So when we looked above the washer, we noticed a little hole up there.”
"It was under your chair Gary; you shoved all those beans down through.”
“You wasted all your beans and ham, now you will get your due.”
I don’t know what Gary thought when he shoved those beans
And ham down through that little hole in the floor.
I guess he thought they went to green bean and ham heaven,
Or that other place for sure.
Written by,
Bonnie May
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CarolHawks
Most enjoyable reading
Thanks for sharing
Love & Peace be with you
William
hugs, Keep these recipe writings coming.... lindalaw
Liver=torture of the third kind! (food from another planet)
Georg
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D
Green beans and ham....yummm! :)
Aww I love green beans fixed any way. It reminds me of my childhood too. Daddy always planted a big garden every year, with yes, GREEN BEANS. My favorite of the garden was always a nice ripe tomato! Lovveeee them!
Blessings and love,
~Linda