Just A Minute

• Jacqueline Lim, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2011

I need a cabbage for my salad
Just a minute, she said,
But when she came back,
She had three loaves of bread!

I need some lollies for a cake
Just a minute, she said,
When she came back,
She had a bag of tomatoes instead!

I need some milk for my cereal
Just a minute, she said,
When she came back,
She had a bottle of shampoo instead!

I need some seeds for my garden
Just a minute, she said,
But when she came back,
She had ten workers carrying a bed!

Where are the cabbages, lollies, milk and seeds?

I’ll go get them
Just a minute, she said,
But when she came back,
She had…