Strawberry Monsters!

Strawberry Monster #1

I loved to eat my strawberries

While my babe was still inside

If I could not have them

I surely would have cried

My belly was big and round

When a friend came up to me

There was an old wives tale

He wanted to share with me

When you eat the strawberries

A strawberry birthmark will show

Upon your baby’s delicate skin

I thought you’d like to know.

I dismissed these claims, pishaw!

These silly old wives tales

I continued to eat my strawberries

Every morning without fail

My daughter arrived in perfect time

When she was good and ready

Ten tiny fingers and ten tiny toes

And a strawberry birthmark on her belly!

It was slightly red and heart shaped
And included all the seeds
That silly old wives tale was true
I can say it happened to me!

Strawberry Monster #2

Finally when she was old enough

She ate strawberries too

She loved to eat them every morning
Enough for her and you!

Fast forward now to summer

She was only eighteen months old

We were at a family barbeque

This is how the story unfolds

A great big bowl of strawberries

That was meant for all the guests

Was placed in front of my daughter

Then suddenly there were none left!

She had eaten every strawberry
in that great big bowl
Her belly was full of strawberries
The dearest little soul.

The adults smiled and laughed
Over all the strawberries she ate

The cutest little strawberry monster

That God ever did create.