The Spin on Spinach

I’d heard lots about spinach
As if it were pure gold.
But still I did not like it
Till I was nearly old.

But if I’d comprehended
The true health benefits
That comes from eating spinach
I would have eaten it.
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Footnote: Food and Nutrition. March 26, 2017 is National Spinach Day.

© 2017 Walterrean Salley