The Chard Remains
First I plant a row of cabbages
And then a row of lettuces
And then a row of radishes
And mustard, cress and chard.
Caterpillars ate my cabbages
Next aphids ate my lettuces
Then rabbits ate my radishes
My mustard and my cress
But
The chard remains.
About the Poem
Chard, a relative of spinach, is a vegetable so disgusting that no self respecting slug or snail would ever eat it. Chard is, however, incredibly cheap, which is why it sometimes makes an appearance on the dinner menu at school.
Category
Rhyming Riddles
and Ridiculous Rhymes
Style
Rhyming Poem
Length
10 lines
Key Stage
KS1, KS2, KS3
Author
Patrick Winstanley
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