One afternoon with Ginger and Basil we met an old sage whose voice was quite nasal He told us our lives were in need of some spice which got me to thinking of my favorite rice So my two friends and I spent the afternoon looking for wonderful foods to take home and start cooking Rosemary stopped by with that little nut, Meg who loves telling jokes and pulling your leg And wouldn't you know? Now what would I do? Of food we had plenty but our spices were few! I asked what shelf is all the saffron? Loudly I cried where has the tarragon? But we used what we had and the dinner was great it went by so fast and when it got late My friends said goodnight 'twas a fun time, you know and I suddenly thought where did the thyme go?