The Pumpkin Cherub
Said a bright little pumpkin to me one day
As I was passing by,
"Won't you please make a cherub of me?
I know you can if you try;
I'm so afraid of being made
Into a pumpkin pie."
Said I, "A pumpkin cherub is something new,
But I'll try and see what I can do."
So I picked him up right there and then,
And pinned on some tufts of grass for hair,
Two nearby squashes I gave him for arms,
Chubby hands of carrots to match.
I gave him lips from a pepper red,
Wings of leaves from the cabbage patch.
And lastly two wonderful eyes for his head
I found for him in my onion bed.
Now that my cherub here you spy.
Prefer you cherub or pumpkin pie?
Farmer John
Farmer John, in his shirt sleves and vest,
Is now taking his noon-time rest,
For he's been up since the break of day
Milking his cows and making hay.
He well deserves our great respect.
We can't well spare him, I suspect.
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Farmer John has a pumpkin body and head. He has grass hair and beard, an onion nose, paper teeth and lips, and corn husk ears, shirt front and fingers. Pop corn with the husks pulled back form his arms and sleeves. His legs and feet are also corn with the husks on. His buttons are kernels of corn. He sits in a doll's chair.
This is a brand new interest - a few weeks ago I had not even heard of C. Smith or these Vegetable Art Post cards. I discovered them on ebay while looking for something entirely different.
One of the great joys of exploring is that you never know what you will find!
Now, I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of a C. Smith postcard that features a cauliflower.
Now I have a new subject to research.
As I find out more, I will share the information here.
I am always happy to hear from other collectors and researchers on this or just about any subject.
The poems and descriptions are from the backs of the postcards