the Lobster Rhyme

A poetic and lighter look at the incredible, edible crustacean.

Beneath the depths below the deep

of this Atlantic Ocean

live the lobsters that crawl and creep

with an articulated motion.

On the ocean that smells so fresh

the boatmen cast their nets

for lobsters's tender, tasty flesh

which they'll sell to pay their debts.

With a great catch this new season

the boatmen head for home;

the frozen lobsters give them reason

to reach harbor--and not to roam!

In restaurants and sold at stores,

the lobsters are enjoyed

till all on New England's shores

are full and over-cloyed.