When Life Gives You Tasks

the lemonade stand needs a ditty
my little daughter, oh so pretty
asked papa writer to write some
of course, I am under her thumb

I'm horrified: the gentle lemon
appears to rhyme with none but daemon!
it'd be much easier to rhyme
if we were talking about lime

my mind soon wanders to tequila
and limes again -- no, that's a killa
the lemon is raison d'etre
be it in English or in meter

oh sure, it is a little acid
but I cannot be calm or placid
ditty she wants, ditty she gets
this lemonade will have some spritz

at last I think I have a plotline
the lemon is a citrus bloodline
it does not fall far from its tree
and is quite excellent with tea

it's easier to rhyme than orange
that one requires a bit of courage
and also goes quite well with fish
it's added to most every dish

I give it to my little daughter
so far I think, she earned a quarter
and she says: Dad, it's lemonade!
and not a lemon, which you've made

oh well, back to the drawing board
at least it's not about a gourd

Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2792263-A-poem-about-lemons-