Daucus Carota 

Beta carotene tapering,

elongated and flesh orange root,

always hiding under the ground,

showing its green tail to the light.

Digging down towards earth’s centre,

hiding crispy and crunchy,

pale yellowness of centre

when boiled and sliced.

My fertile land inhabited

by down growing Daucus carota

tails trying to hide away

from hungry rabbits, me and family

Surrounding oak trees, shadowing

the Daucus bed of crispy water logged

orangeness, ending up grated, sliced, mashed or chopped, helping peer into the dark of the night.

My Eurasian plant

flowers, attracting wasps

hiding its orange flesh

in the ground.