an as yet unfinished alphabet

A is for asparagus and apricots and aubergines
B is for beetroot and broccoli
C is for cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery and cucumbers
D is for date
E is for endive
F is for fruit and fennel
G is for garlic and grapefruit
H is for herbs
I is for iceberg lettuce
J is for jerusalem artichoke and juniper berries
K is for kale and kohlrabi
L is for leeks and lemon and lettuce
M is for marrow and mangetout and mushroom
N is for nectarine
O is for okra and olives and onions
P is for parsnips and peas and peppers and potatoes
Q is for quince
R is for radishes
S is for spinach and swede and sweetcorn
T is for turnips and tomatoes
U is for uglifruit
V is for vegetables
W is for watermelon

X is for xylocarp*

Y is for yucca (not a description of my cooking)
Z is for zucchini
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(*which, technically, is cheating, as these are supposed to be things I might be able to grow and then eat, before they migrate: but who's quibbling?)
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*
why is that completeness,
even with minor imperfections,
is sometimes more satisfying than incompleteness?
..
is it because perfectness is over-rated?
or because we are trained
(well I was) from childhood
to not leave things unfinished?
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all answers gratefully recieved. . .
..
my issue is that I was brought up to achieve
perfectness
and
completeness
so the fruit and vegetable alphabet really really bothers me:
it can be neither one thing, nor the other

but maybe it only works like that

if you were a teenager in the late 70s/early 80s. . .

keeping faith with brian (for egal)

Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad,
Other things just make you swear and curse,
When you're chewing on life's gristle,
Don't grumble,
Give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best.

And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistle]
Always look on the light side of life.
[whistle]

If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten,
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps.
Just purse your lips and whistle.
That's the thing.

And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistle]
Always look on the right side of life,
[whistle]

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin.
Give the audience a grin.
Enjoy it.
It's your last chance, anyhow.

So,...
Always look on the bright side of death,
[whistle]
Just before you draw your terminal breath.
[whistle]

Life's a piece of shit,
When you look at it.
Life's a laugh and death's a joke it's true.
You'll see it's all a show.
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh
Is on YOU!

And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
Always look on the right side of life.
[whistle]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistle]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistle]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistle]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistle]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistle]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistle]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistle]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistle]

Repeat to fade...

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MONTY PYTHON