ODE TO LIMA BEANS--A Reader Participation Poem

a pleasant anticipation they give to your chafing taste buds
for that taste once sampled is forever craved
 
their shapes beckon visually to
keen designer minds  
 
and their ancient blessings go back to 2000 B.C.--
much later, their nutrients American Indians praised
 
they give veggie hugs to those most in need  
of a psychological boost or a  tooth's soft sink
 
when you sit down to dinner and before you gleams their pale green
a smile might open your mouth for the tasty taste of a ----  ----