All Vine No Tater

7. ALL VINE NO TATER © K Kessler/L McRae

Firey sauce that ain’t that firey
Groceries bought way past expiry
Perrenials that won’t perenny
What in the world do I with one penny?

Bulbs burned out in a month or less
Chewed up pencil with a broken lead
Skinny leg jeans that start to sag
3 little chips when you open the bag

All vine no tater
All steakhouse no waiter
All hifi no platter
What in the hell could be the matter
All vine, all vine, no tater

Drippy lid on my take-out coffee
This is one expensive hobby
Bumbershoot torn inside out
A pint of dark beer that ain’t that stout

How we gonna see another folk revival
When there’s instant fame on American Idol
Next year they’ll be last year’s model
Poor little wine corks stuck in the bottle

All vine no tater
All steakhouse no waiter
All hifi no platter
What in the hell could be the matter
All vine, all vine, no tater

All Phil no Don
All Paul no John
All Garfunkel no Simon