Basil Bumgardner

One morning when Basil Bumgardner got out of bed
he found that tulips were growing out of his head,
but what was even more weird
was that violets had replaced his beard.
There were two red roses where his ears had been
and fresh green ivy crept up his shins.
He had tree branches for arms and a carnation for a nose.
Gladiolas had replaced his fingers and toes.
He wondered if perhaps he'd gone crazy
when he saw that his eyes had turned into daisies.
"I don't know how it happened," he said to his mate,
"but I seem to be in a vegetative state."
"I married you for better or for worse," said his spouse,
so they went to live happily ever after in a greenhouse. - Jeff Barnes