PEARS GALORE

We have an un-named pear tree,
We love its blossom and shade,
And fruit comes as a bonus
Once in each decade.
                                              This year we had a bumper crop.

The pears have a delicate flavour
i.e. no taste at all,
But my thrifty nature means
I must use them when they fall.
                                                 And we have a bumper crop.

Our pears supply a meal to
Many a type of grub,
There're the base of the food chain
A culinary hub,                         
                                                  And we have a bumper crop.

What can you do with
Hundreds of tasteless pears?
Even the starlings did not
Take their usual shares
                                                   Of our bumper crop.

The fridge and freezer are full of
Purees - chutney - pud.
I hope we never again have
A harvest so bountifully good
                                                   As this bumper crop of pears.

August 2012