Pot Luck

First step is bring the water to a boil, 

Then add a tablespoon of olive oil. 

Some carrots, chopped, a dash of coriander, 

Then eye of newt and tail of salamander. 

Some diced potatoes, celery, and corn, 

A tail-hair from a golden unicorn. 

Some cooking sherry, maybe half a flagon, 

Three toenails from a double-headed dragon, 

Tomato paste, fresh beans, a pound of chicken, 

(A little flour helps the whole thing thicken). 

A serpent's tooth, the eyelids of a toad, 

And just a dash of pepper for the road.   

Whoever said a batch of witches' brew 

Can't also be the most delicious stew? 

Besides--when what I feed them's not disgusting, 

I find the little children far more trusting.