I Came Upon A Lobster Sweet

Sing to the tune of "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" - Christmas Carol

I Came Upon A Lobster Sweet

(To the tune of It Came Upon A Midnight Clear)

 

I came upon a lobster sweet,

That laid upon my plate,

Oh hence from ocean depths its meat,

Gave dinner a glorious glow:

Hark, now hear the crackle of claws,

Yielding its bounty so dear!

The sighs abound with bellies full,

To bless the lobster gods.

 

Still Christmas comes just once a year,

Bringing dinner along,

Moist seafood is our choice d’jour,

Briny and buttery rich:

We sing and clap and dance all night,

Praising our Neptune delight,

And ever more we shall imbibe,

The blessed lobster sings.

 

O ye beneath the crushing weight,

Whose forms are bending low,

Who toil along the climbing way

With painful steps and slow;

Look now, for pie and ice cream waits

Come swiftly to thy plate;

Oh rest beside the cider glass

And hear the lobster sing.

 

For lo! The day is hastening on,

By hours and minutes so soon,

With the night comes rich delights,

A glass of port shall do,

When the eyes begin to shutter,

Pants unbuttoned for room,

And the whole world sends back the song

Which now the lobsters sing.

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

This was a challenge issued by Julia (a blogger) - create a 100 word poem using the tune of a traditional Christmas Carol, but change the words to a Christmas dinner theme. This was my version. Enjoy!

Oh - as for seafood - I grew up traveling to Maine as part of my family is from there. Many times seafood was the main course for a special event like Christmas.

Reviews

[R J Askew]

Bravo. I love the chipper Lobster! You did a great job with this whimsical one. The lobster did not die in vain.

[I am Nelly]

Challenge completed I would say! Never had lobster or been to Maine, it sounds like I have been missing out.

[Samuel Dickens]

This is good, tantalizing fun that makes me want to violate my after-Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas diet before it's even began. One of the drawbacks to living in my home state of Arkansas is the difficulty finding good, fresh seafood. Oh sure, there's catfish, but that just doesn't cut it. A good one, Kat.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

That was tastefully fun, I love a good parody and this was excellent.

[WhiteWillow]

You more than lived up to the challenge...a fun write, put a smile on my face! Happy Holidays to you and yours

[Chris]

"Ya got heart..."

[EMF]

Loved it. But you missed out the best part. The cruncy bit of the lobster. Wonderful. Well, you exceeded the challange. Wonder what I can come up with?

[Amy Craig Beasley]

I love it - and now I am hungry for lobster ~