This poem describes a woman experiencing menopause symptoms on the night before hot flashes. She feels her hormones raging and impending doom. She has prepared vitamins and herbs like licorice and ginseng to help her through menopause. When she wakes and checks what was the matter, she sees her menopause tea of parsley, cleavers, senna and other herbs on her nightstand which she hopes will eliminate her hot flashes and wet sheets during the night. Though she has a small inkling of sexual desire, she decides to watch TV and call it a night.

1. Twas the night before hot flashes,
And all through my room,
My hormones were raging,
I felt my impending doom.
My vitamins were waiting E, A, B complex and C.
And my herbs for saponins such as licorice and ginseng can only help me.
I, in my jammies all snuggled in bed,
When visions of soaking wet bed sheets popped in my head.
I jumped from my bed to see what was the matter.
My estrogen is depleting, and I’m feeling fatter.
I peered on my night stand and what did I see?
It was my parsley, cleavers and senna in my menopause tea!
On parsley on garlic
On carrots on beets
On black cohosh on elder
Eliminate my toxins and wet sheets!
And then with a twinkle I managed to smile.
I have a small inkling of sexual desire.
I laid on the couch and turned out the light.
Oh heck, I’m watching TV and calling it a night!
Jean Dawson (https://www.facebook.com/BotanicalBodyBalance)