Did you ever
        eat an artichoke?
    So much work

    Many leaves to peel away
        until we reach
    the heart

    But, oh what
        a delicious treat
    to arrive there!

    This is the
        story of our lives

    At the center is
        this beautiful fruit;
    Wonderful to taste!

    Yet so much peeling
        needs to be done
    to get there

    We have nothing
        but time;
        Let’s start peeling.