Sighting!

I went to the garden to get me a beet

and someone had been there with ponderous feet!

I followed the footprints into the beans

This ghost wasn't careful by any means!

They lead me along to the carrot row

My ire was building, I lifted my hoe

The evasive prints made me scorn

as I screamed at the sight of my trampled corn!

Then I caught a glimpse of a fleeting cape!

As I neared, the culprit began to take shape!

I saw thick black hair as he bent to kneel

My tomatoes where what he came to steal!

My heart took a leap right into my throat

as I heard this old familiar quote

"Love me tender, I'm all shook up!"

and my heart just melted like butter in a cup.

So I traded all the tomatoes he could use,

for a kiss and a pair of blue suede shoes!
Published in Summer 2001 issue of Aardvark Adventurer