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Cabbage in Polish
Cabbage in Polish is kapusta-kapoosta.
Street is ulica-ooleetsa.
Our street,
Ulica Staffa, is named for a poet,
Leopold Staff (the extra a means possession).
To honor our luck, and his, we have invented
two dishes: cabbage leaves neatly wrapped
around meat, called Kaputsa Staffa Stuffa,
and a cabbage-and-meat concoction, all chopped up,
called Kapusta Staffa Loosa.
The latter results when the former fails.
This little ditty intends to say nothing more,
contains no hidden meanings, no subtle
references to freedom, madness, or long delays in jails.
The rhymes are only goofy, like stuffed cabbages
that end in a mess. Give them a good name,
eat them, brush the crumbs away, and slip off to bed.
Steal a kiss. Dream your dreams. Don't forget.