New Year's Eve in the Mushroom Capital
12/12/2013 03:13PM ● By AclPoem by Jack McCloskey
At midnight on New Year's Eve
The world will for the first time see
A lowly fungus, delicious and edible
Accomplish something truly incredible
A seven hundred pound mushroom of steel
Will descend from the midnight sky
As worldwide church bells peal
And we ponder resolutions—you and I
From the Philippines to Kennett Square
People will rise and cheer
This symbol of food for the hungry
and also world peace in this year.
We are happy to share the limelight
With the Great Times Square Ball
Kennett Square's gift to the world
A Happy New Year to all
Jack McCloskey is a resident of Blue Bell, Pa.